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Oh, man! Live your own life and no longer be wretched!

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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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Democracy God Government Man Nation
All my misfortunes come of having thought too well of my fellows.
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Misfortune Myself Thinking Trust
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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Freedom Mistake People Slave
I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about.
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Book Hate Myself Teaching
What wisdom can you find greater than kindness.
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Greatness Kindness Wisdom
There are times when I am so unlike myself that I might be taken for someone else of an entirely opposite character.
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Character Myself Time
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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Body Freedom Government Law Politics
My birth was my first misfortune.
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Born Misfortune Myself
Nature never deceives us; it is always we who deceive ourselves.
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Nature Ourselves Perspective
Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.
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Born Freedom Man Philosophy
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.
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Existence Himself Judgement Live Man Talk
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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Justice Law Moral Nature Place Virtue Voice
I have never thought, for my part, that man’s freedom consists in his being able to do whatever he wills, but that he should not, by any human power, be forced to do what is against his will.
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Force Freedom Himself Human Man Myself Power Thinking Willing
I perceive God everywhere in His works. I sense Him in me; I see Him all around me.
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God Himself Myself Religious Spiritual
What good is it looking for our happiness in the opinion of others if we can find it in ourselves?
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Goodness Happiness Opinion Ourselves Philosophy Self Love
Oh, man! Live your own life and no longer be wretched!
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Life Live Man

Oh, man! Live your own life and no longer be wretched!

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