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

Claude Adrien Helvetius, French Philosopher

Action, Man, Mind, Motive

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

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