To be loved, we should merit but little esteem; all superiority attracts awe and aversion.
Claude Adrien HelvetiusA man who believes that he eats his God we do not call mad; yet, a man who says he is Jesus Christ, we call mad.
Claude Adrien HelvetiusPleasure and pain are the only springs of action in man, and always will be.
Claude Adrien Helvetius