“There are men whom a happy disposition, a strong desire of glory and e...” — Claude Adrien Helvetius Quote

“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.”

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

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

“I'm at my country's disposition.”

“If one has a good disposition, what other virtue is needed? If a man has fame, what is the value of other ornamentation?”

“Nothing in human nature is so God-like as the disposition to do good to our fellow-creatures.”