Julien Offray de La Mettrie

"I think, therefore I am... a machine."

"The soul is nothing but the body in motion."

"Man is a machine, and in the whole universe there is only one substance with different modifications."

"Education is the art of making man a machine."

"Without health, life is not life; it is only a state of languor and suffering."

"Pleasure is the object, duty and the goal of all rational creatures."

"The body and mind are one system."

"To know oneself, one must study the body."

"Nature has made us all equal in our desires and appetites."

"Freedom is the natural state of man."

"All our knowledge comes from sensation."

"The greatest happiness is to be free from fear."

"Life without pleasure is not worth living."

"Virtue is but enlightened self-interest."

"The mind depends entirely upon the organization of the body."

"We are what we eat and what we experience."

"Materialism is the key to understanding human nature."

"Happiness is the harmony of body and mind."

"One must live to know how to live."

"The senses are the true guides to reality."

"Without passion, there is no action."

"Truth is discovered through observation, not speculation."

"The body is the source of all knowledge."

"To live well is to satisfy one's natural desires rationally."

"Courage comes from understanding reality as it is."

"Every thought is a function of the brain."

"Real knowledge serves the improvement of life."

"Self-preservation is the first law of nature."

"The pursuit of happiness is the highest good."

"Ignorance is the source of superstition and tyranny."