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Jean Jacques Rousseau
We are born...
We are born weak, we need strength; helpless, we need aid; foolish, we need reason. All that we lack at birth, all...
General and abstract...
General and abstract ideas are the source of the greatest errors of mankind.
There are two...
There are two things to be considered with regard to any scheme. In the first place, is it good in itself? In the...
He who is...
He who is most slow in making a promise is the most faithful in performance of it.
To endure is...
To endure is the first thing that a child ought to learn, and that which he will have the most need to...
Although modesty is...
Although modesty is natural to man, it is not natural to children. Modesty only begins with the knowledge of...
Conscience is the...
Conscience is the voice of the soul; the passions of the body.
Source: In
God made me...
God made me and broke the mold.
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-- Jean Jacques Rousseau, (Jun 28...
Do not judge,...
Do not judge, and you will never be mistaken.
Source: In
A man who...
A man who is not a fool can rid himself of every folly except vanity.
Source: In...
A feeble body...
A feeble body weakens the mind.
Source: In
The thirst after...
The thirst after happiness is never extinguished in the heart of man.
Source: In
Our will is...
Our will is always for our own good, but we do not always see what that is.
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There is a...
There is a period in life when we go backwards as we advance.
Source: In Webster's...
The greatest braggarts...
The greatest braggarts are usually the biggest cowards.
Source: In
I hate books,...
I hate books, for they only teach people to talk about what they don' t understand.
Remorse sleeps during...
Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity.
Take the course...
Take the course opposite to custom and you will almost always do well.
Source: In...
Those that are...
Those that are most slow in making a promise are the most faithful in the performance of...
Truth is no...
Truth is no road to fortune.
Source: 'The Social Contract'
-- Jean Jacques...