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Alas, it is when we are beginning to leave this mortal body that it most offends us!

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

What, then, is the government? An intermediary body established between the subjects and the sovereign for their mutual communication, a body charged with the execution of the laws and the maintenance of freedom, both civil and political.
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People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.
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I may be no better, but at least I am different.
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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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It is pity in which the state of nature takes the place of laws, morals and virtues, with the added advantage that no one there is tempted to disobey its gentle voice.
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Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.
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Being wealthy isn’t just a question of having lots of money. It’s a question of what we want. Wealth isn’t an absolute, it’s relative to desire. Every time we seek something that we can’t afford, we can be counted as poor, how much money we may actually have.
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What wisdom can you find greater than kindness.
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I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about.
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There is peace in dungeons, but is that enough to make dungeons desirable?
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I perceive God everywhere in His works. I sense Him in me; I see Him all around me.
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I am not made like any of those I have seen. I venture to believe that I am not made like any of those who are in existence. If I am not better, at least I am different.
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I perceive God everywhere in His works. I sense Him in me; I see Him all around me.
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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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It is too difficult to think nobly when one thinks only of earning a living.
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If there were a nation of Gods, it would govern itself democratically. A government so perfect is not suited to men.
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