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Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes

Jean-Jacques Rousseau quotes

French Philosopher, Writer June 28, 1712 – July 2, 1778

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In fact, the real source of all thosedifferences, is that the savage lives within himself, whereas thecitizen, constantly beside himself, knows only how to live in theopinion of others; insomuch that it is, if I may say so, merely fromtheir judgment that he derives the consciousness of his own existence. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau quote: "People who know little are usually great talkers, while men..."
People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau quote: "God made me and broke the mold."
God made me and broke the mold. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The continual emotion that is felt in the theater excites us, enervates us, enfeebles us, and makes us less able to resist our passions. And the sterile interest taken in virtue serves only to satisfy our vanity without obliging us to practice it. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
What, then, is the government? An intermediary body established between the subjects and the sovereign for their mutual communication, a body charged with the execution of the laws and the maintenance of freedom, both civil and political. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau quote: "Freedom is the power to choose our own chains"
Freedom is the power to choose our own chains Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau quote: "Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet."
Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
...in respect of riches, no citizen shall ever be wealthy enough to buy another, and none poor enough to be forced to sell himself. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau quote: "Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none..."
Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
I hear from afar the shouts of that false wisdom which is ever dragging us onwards, counting the present as nothing, and pursuing without pause a future which flies as we pursue, that false wisdom which removes us from our place and never brings us to any other. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau quote: "The imagination which causes so many ravages among us, never..."
The imagination which causes so many ravages among us, never speaks to the heart of savages" Pt.1, 41 Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau quote: "I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery."
I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau quote: "I long remained a child, and I am still one in many respects."
I long remained a child, and I am still one in many respects. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The Abbe de Saint-Pierre suggested an association of all the states of Europe to maintain perpetual peace among themselves. Is this association practicable, and supposing that it were established, would it be likely to last? Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau quote: "To renounce freedom is to renounce one's humanity, one's..."
To renounce freedom is to renounce one's humanity, one's rights as a man and equally one's duties. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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