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Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes

Jean-Jacques Rousseau quote: "Although modesty is natural to man, it is not natural to..."

Although modesty is natural to man, it is not natural to children. Modesty only begins with the knowledge of evil.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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