English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes

Every man has the right to risk his own life in order to preserve it. Has it ever been said that a man who throws himself out the window to escape from a fire is guilty of suicide?

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

Haruki Murakami quote: "In the end, like so many beautiful promises in our lives, that..."
In the end, like so many beautiful promises in our lives, that dinner date never came to be. Haruki Murakami
Mark Twain quote: "Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing..."
Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option. Mark Twain
For the egoism which enters into our theories does not affect their sincerity; rather, the more our egoism is satisfied, the more robust is our belief. George Eliot
Alice Meynell quote: "It is easy to replace man, and it will take no great time,..."
It is easy to replace man, and it will take no great time, when Nature has lapsed, to replace Nature. Alice Meynell
The succession of thoughts appears in time, but the gap between two of them is outside time. The gap itself is normally unobserved. The chance of enlightenment is missed. Paul Brunton
Lance Armstrong quote: "I exercise everyday. I swim, I bike, I run and I go to the gym."
I exercise everyday. I swim, I bike, I run and I go to the gym. Lance Armstrong
Immanuel Kant quote: "Live your life as though your every act were to become a..."
Live your life as though your every act were to become a universal law. Immanuel Kant
Joe Rogan quote: "I talk so much about sex that girls just want to meet me."
I talk so much about sex that girls just want to meet me. Joe Rogan
Albert Einstein quote: "The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for..."
The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead. Albert Einstein
If he does go, the change will be doleful. Suppose he should be absent spring, summer, and autumn: how joyless sunshine and fine days will seem! Charlotte Bronte
I felt foolish and tired, as if I had been running to escape someone chasing me, only to look behind to discover there was no one there. Amy Tan
If you are worried about job security and do not have an adequate emergency fund (ideally eight months' worth of living expenses stashed away in a federally insured bank or credit union), you need to focus more on saving money than paying down the balance on your credit cards. Suze Orman
Jesse Jackson quote: "Leadership cannot just go along to get along. Leadership must..."
Leadership cannot just go along to get along. Leadership must meet the moral challenge of the day. Jesse Jackson
Charles Reznikoff quote: "Not the five feet of water to your chin but the inch above the..."
Not the five feet of water to your chin but the inch above the tip of your nose. Charles Reznikoff
Very few people believe in the devil these days, which suits the devil very well. He is always helping to circulate the news of his own death. The essence of God is existence, and He defines Himself as: 'I am Who am.' The essence of the devil is the lie, and he defines himself as: 'I am who am not.' Satan has very little trouble with those who do not believe in him; they are already on his side. Fulton J. Sheen