Denis Diderot Quotes

"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

"Genius is present in every age, but the men carrying it within them remain benumbed unless extraordinary events occur to heat up and melt the mass so that it flows forth." Denis Diderot

"There is only one passion, the passion for happiness." Denis Diderot