Author of quotes: Claude Adrien Helvetius. Page 1

The same happiness - to be victorious or vanquished in the battles of love.

A Highwayman whether he participates in a gang or robbing alone, is still a robber; and the country having a war, there is nothing like a big gang of robbers.

To share one's thoughts requires more intelligence than to have them.

The mind begins where common sense ends.

Desires are the flowers of love, and enjoying her fruit.

The power of the priest depends on the superstitions and credulity of the stupid people. He did not need them to be enlightened. The less they know, the more submissive to its decisions.

Among books as among men, you can get in good and in bad.

Only he can consider himself free from envy, who never studied themselves.

Love is a gift from heaven that demands to be cherished the most perfect soul and the most wonderful imagination. Passionate pleasure euthanized by marriage, the gift is lost under the influence of rude and tasteless debauchery, and the benefits turns this gift into a commodity.

To be surprised, quite one minute. To do amazing thing, you need many years.

The truth can be found only in the forbidden books. The rest are lying.

Love according to different characters in different ways burns. The lion and the bloodthirsty burning flame is reflected in the roar, the arrogant souls in neglect, have a gentle shower in tears and sadness.

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

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