By annihilating the desires, you annihilate the mind. Every… - Claude Adrien Helvétius

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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 Helvétius

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Claude Adrien Helvétius (26 January or 26 February 1715 (sources differ) – 26 December 1771) was a French philosopher and littérateur.

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Alternative Names: Claude-Adrien Helvétius • Claude Adrien Helvetius • Claude-Adrien Helvetius • Helvétius

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No nation has reason to regard itself superior to others by virtue of its innate endowment.

…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 honours.

All men have an equal disposition for understanding.

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 Helvétius

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