Self-love is always the mainspring, more or less concealed, of our actions; it is the wind which swells the sails, without which the ship could not go. — Emilie du Chatelet Copy Share Image
love of learning is the most necessary passion ... in it lies our happiness. It's a sure remedy for what ails us, an unending source of pleasure. — Emilie du Chatelet Copy Share Image
“If I were king, I would redress an abuse which cuts back, as it were, one half of human kind. I would have women… — Émilie Du Châtelet Copy Share Image
Let us decide on the route that we wish to take to pass our life, and attempt to sow that route with flowers. — Emilie du Chatelet Copy Share Image
Let us choose for ourselves our path in life, and let us try to strew that path with flowers. — Emilie du Chatelet Copy Share Image
To be happy, one must rid oneself of prejudice, be virtuous, healthy, and have a capacity for enjoyment and for passion ... — Emilie du Chatelet Copy Share Image
Self-love is always the mainspring, more or less concealed, of our actions; it is the wind which swells the sails, without which the ship… — Emilie du Chatelet Copy Share Image
love of learning is the most necessary passion ... in it lies our happiness. It's a sure remedy for what ails us, an unending… — Emilie du Chatelet Copy Share Image
