Baron d'Holbach Quotes on Nature
Paul-Henri Thiry, Baron d'Holbach, was a German-born French philosopher who became one of the most outspoken atheist and materialist voices of the high Enlightenment. This page collects quotes attributed to Baron d'Holbach on the topic of nature, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Baron d'Holbach:
“Theology is but the ignorance of natural causes reduced to a system.”
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Attributed to Baron d'Holbach:
“If we go back to the beginning, we shall always find that ignorance and fear created the gods.”
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Attributed to Baron d'Holbach:
“Nature is the cause of all things, and all things are governed by necessity.”
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Attributed to Baron d'Holbach:
“Man is born neither good nor wicked; education makes him so.”