Claude Adrien Helvetius Quotes

By annihilating the desires, you annihilate the mind. Every man without passions has within him no principle of action, nor motive to act.
Claude Adrien Helvetius

Discipline is simply the art of making the soldiers fear their officers more than the enemy.
Claude Adrien Helvetius

Genius is nothing but continued attention.
Claude Adrien Helvetius

Harsh counsels have no effect; they are like hammers, which are always repulsed by the anvil.
Claude Adrien Helvetius

Truth is the torch that gleams through the fog without dispelling it.
Claude Adrien Helvetius

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Biography

Type: Philosopher
Nationality: French
Born: February 26, 1715
Died: December 26, 1771

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