Helvetius

Claude Adrien Helvétius was a French philosopher, freemason and littérateur. Wikipedia

• Born: January 26, 1715, Paris, France

• Died: December 26, 1771, Paris, France

• Parents: Jean Claude Adrian Helvetius

Great Thoughts Of Helvetius

"Truth is the torch that gleams through the fog without dispelling it."

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

"Discipline is simply the art of making the soldiers fear their officers more than the enemy."

"The degree of genius necessary to please us is pretty nearly the same proportion that we ourselves have."