"Education made us what we are" — Claude Adrien Helvetius

"Education made us what we are"

— Claude Adrien Helvetius

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22 Quotes by Claude Adrien Helvetius

Claude Adrien Helvetius has 22 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

To limit the press is to insult a nation; to prohibit reading of certain books is to declare the inhabitants…
A man who believes that he eats his God we do not call mad; yet, a man who says he…
Discipline is simply the art of making the soldiers fear their officers more than the enemy.
Every man without passions has within him no principle of action, nor motive to act.
Harsh counsels have no effect; they are like hammers which are always repulsed by the anvil.
Must we, under the happy hope of a false tranquility, sacrifice to the people in power the public welfare, and…
There are men whom a happy disposition, a strong desire of glory and esteem, inspire with the same love for…
The man who believes he can do it is probably right.
What makes men happy is liking what they have to do. This is a principle on which society is not…
Genius is nothing but continued attention.
Discipline is, in a manner, nothing else but the art of inspiring the soldiers with greater fear of their officers…
By annihilating desires, you annihilate the mind.

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It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. — Aristotle
The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. — Aristotle
Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them… — Aristotle
Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity. — Aristotle
All men by nature desire knowledge. — Aristotle
The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead. — Aristotle
Education is the best provision for old age. — Aristotle
You teach best what you most need to learn. — Richard Bach
The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work. — Richard Bach
Music - that's been my education. There's not a day that goes by that I take it for granted. — Billie Joe Armstrong
Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as… — Mary Kay Ash
When bright young minds can't afford college, America pays the price. — Arthur Ashe

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