See this egg. It is with this that all the schools of theology and all the temples of the earth are to be overturned. (Le Reve de d'Alembert)
Denis Diderot quote When superstition is allowed to perform the task of old age in dulling the human temperament, we can say goodbye to all excellence in poetry, in painting, and in music.
Denis Diderot quote There is only one passion, the passion for happiness.
Denis Diderot quote We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter.
Denis Diderot quote The best doctor is the one you run to and can't find.
Denis Diderot quote There is no moral precept that does not have something inconvenient about it.
Denis Diderot quote Morals are in all countries the result of legislation and government; they are not African or Asian or European: they are good or bad.
Denis Diderot quote It is said that desire is a product of the will, but the converse is in fact true: will is a product of desire.
Denis Diderot quote Biography
French philosopher 1713-84
