The sociable man, always outside himself, is capable of living only in the opinions of others and, so to speak, derives the sentiment of his own existence solely from their judgment.
JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAUIn respect of riches, no citizen shall ever be wealthy enough to buy another, and none poor enough to be forced to sell himself.
More Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes
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My love for imaginary objects and my facility in lending myself to them ended by disillusioning me with everything around me, and determined that love of solitude which I have retained ever since that time.
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The first man who, having enclosed a piece of ground, bethought himself of saying ‘this is mine’, and found people simple enough to believe him, was the real founder of civil society.
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The imagination which causes so many ravages among us, never speaks to the heart of savages.
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Everything is good as it comes from the hands of the Maker of the world, but degenerates once it gets into the hands of man
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We cannot teach children the danger of lying to men without feeling as men, the greater danger of lying to children.
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Nature made me happy and good, and if I am otherwise, it is society’s fault.
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Nature never deceives us; it is always we who deceive ourselves.
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Nothing on this earth is worth buying at the price of human blood.
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The people of England regards itself as free; but it is grossly mistaken; it is free only during the election of members of parliament. As soon as they are elected, slavery overtakes it, and it is nothing.
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I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about.
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It is too difficult to think nobly when one thinks only of earning a living.
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I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery.
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Everything is good as it comes from the hands of the Maker of the world, but degenerates once it gets into the hands of man
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It is a great evil for a Chief of a nation to be born the enemy of the freedom whose defender he should be.
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I am a hundred times happier in my solitude than I could be if I lived among them.
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