Geniuses -

genius claude adrien helvétius

Claude Adrien Helvétius

To limit the press is to insult a nation; to prohibit reading of certain books is to declare the inhabitants to be either fools or slaves.

You Might Also Be Interested In:

genius claude adrien helvétius

Claude Adrien Helvétius

There are men whom a happy disposition, a strong desire of glory and esteem, inspire with the same love for justice and virtue which men in general have for riches and honors... But the number of these men is so small that I only mention them in honor of humanity.

genius claude adrien helvétius

Claude Adrien Helvétius

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

genius claude adrien helvétius

Claude Adrien Helvétius

Every man without passions has within him no principle of action, nor motive to act.

genius claude adrien helvétius

Claude Adrien Helvétius

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

genius claude adrien helvétius

Claude Adrien Helvétius

Genius is nothing but continued attention.

genius claude adrien helvétius

Claude Adrien Helvétius

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