“We are all instruments endowed with feeling and memory. Our senses are so many strings that are struck by surrounding objects and that also frequently strike themselves.”
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Diderot, D. (n.d.). We are all instruments endowed with feeling and memory. Our senses are so many strings that are struck by surrounding objects and that also frequently strike themselves. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/37643-we-are-all-instruments-endowed-with-feeling-and/
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Diderot, Denis. “We are all instruments endowed with feeling and memory. Our senses are so many strings that are struck by surrounding objects and that also frequently strike themselves.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/37643-we-are-all-instruments-endowed-with-feeling-and/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Diderot, Denis. “We are all instruments endowed with feeling and memory. Our senses are so many strings that are struck by surrounding objects and that also frequently strike themselves.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/37643-we-are-all-instruments-endowed-with-feeling-and/.