Claude Adrien Helvetius Quotes on Nature
Claude Adrien Helvetius was a French Enlightenment philosopher, tax-farmer, and patron of the philosophes. This page collects quotes attributed to Claude Adrien Helvetius on the topic of nature, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Claude Adrien Helvetius:
“Education makes us what we are.”
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Attributed to Claude Adrien Helvetius:
“Self-interest is the spring of every action.”
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Attributed to Claude Adrien Helvetius:
“The variations among men are not natural, but the result of education.”
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Attributed to Claude Adrien Helvetius:
“All knowledge comes from sensation.”