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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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With regard to equality, this word must not be understood to mean that degress of power and wealth should be exactly the same, but rather that with regard to power, it should be incapable of all violence and never exerted except by virtue of status and the laws; and with regard to wealth, no citizen should be so opulent that he can buy another, and none so poor that he is constrained to sell himself. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau quote: "We should not teach children the sciences; but give them a..."
We should not teach children the sciences; but give them a taste for them. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau quote: "Childhood is the sleep of reason."
Childhood is the sleep of reason. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The ever-recurring law of necessity soon teaches a man to do what he does not like, so as to avert evils which he would dislike still more... this foresight, well or ill used, is the source of all the wisdom or the wretchedness of mankind. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau quote: "I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know..."
I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau quote: "Free people, remember this maxim: we may acquire liberty, but..."
Free people, remember this maxim: we may acquire liberty, but it is never recovered if it is once lost. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau quote: "There is no subjection so perfect as that which keeps the..."
There is no subjection so perfect as that which keeps the appearance of freedom. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau quote: "Those that are most slow in making a promise are the most..."
Those that are most slow in making a promise are the most faithful in the performance of it. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau quote: "Once you teach people to say what they do not understand, it..."
Once you teach people to say what they do not understand, it is easy enough to get them to say anything you like. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The body politic, as well as the human body, begins to die as soon as it is born, and carries itself the causes of its destruction. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau quote: "Take from the philosopher the pleasure of being heard and his..."
Take from the philosopher the pleasure of being heard and his desire for knowledge ceases. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau quote: "The person who has lived the most is not the one with the most..."
The person who has lived the most is not the one with the most years but the one with the richest experiences. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau quote: "Money is the seed of money, and the first guinea is sometimes..."
Money is the seed of money, and the first guinea is sometimes more difficult to acquire than the second million. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau quote: "It is a mania shared by philosophers of all ages to deny what..."
It is a mania shared by philosophers of all ages to deny what exists and to explain what does not exist. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau quote: "I say to myself: "Who are you to measure infinite power?"
I say to myself: "Who are you to measure infinite power? Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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