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Denis Diderot Quotes

Denis Diderot quotes about nature

French Editor, Writer October 5, 1713 – July 31, 1784

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As long as the centuries continue to unfold, the number of books will grow continually, and one can predict that a time will come when it will be almost as difficult to learn anything from books as from the direct study of the whole universe. It will be almost as convenient to search for some bit of truth concealed in nature as it will be to find it hidden away in an immense multitude of bound volumes. Denis Diderot
Our observation of nature must be diligent, our reflection profound, and our experiments exact. We rarely see these three means combined; and for this reason, creative geniuses are not common. Denis Diderot
There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge... observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Observation collects facts; reflection combines them; experimentation verifies the result of that combination. Denis Diderot
Denis Diderot quote: "No man has received from nature the right to command his..."
No man has received from nature the right to command his fellow human beings. Denis Diderot
Denis Diderot quote: "It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable..."
It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions that pervert it. Denis Diderot

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