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I perceive God everywhere in His works. I sense Him in me; I see Him all around me.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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
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 Regard Slave
To live is not merely to breathe; it is to act; it is to make use of our organs, senses, faculties – of all those parts of ourselves which give us the feeling of existence.
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Act Breathe Existence Feeling Live Ourselves Philosophy Yourself
What wisdom can you find greater than kindness.
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Greatness Kindness Wisdom
Oh, man! Live your own life and no longer be wretched!
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Life Live Man
To do is to be.
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Action One Liner
I would rather be a man of paradoxes than a man of prejudices.
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Choice Man Myself
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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Believe Enough Greatness Himself People Pieces Reality Simplicity
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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Children Danger Lying Man Teaching
Nature made me happy and good, and if I am otherwise, it is society’s fault.
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Happiness Nature People
There is peace in dungeons, but is that enough to make dungeons desirable?
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Deep Desire Enough Need Peace Prison
But in some great souls, who consider themselves as citizens of the world, and forcing the imaginary barriers that separate people from people.
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Citizen Force Greatness Imagination People Philosophy Soul World
The first man, who, after enclosing a piece of ground, took it into his head to say, This is mine, and found people simple enough to believe him, was the true founder of civil society.
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Believe Enough Man People Pieces Simplicity
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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Imagination Love Myself Solitude Time
One does not drink. One gives a kiss to his glass, and the wine returns a caress to you.
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Drink Kiss Oneself Wine Yourself
All my misfortunes come of having thought too well of my fellows.
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Misfortune Myself Thinking Trust