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Happiness requires three things, a good bank account, a good cook, and good digestion.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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
The man who meditates is a depraved animal.
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Animal Man
To renounce liberty is to renounce being a man, to surrender the rights of humanity and even its duties.
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Humanity Liberty Man Right
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
Nature never deceives us; it is always we who deceive ourselves.
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Nature Ourselves Perspective
Quit thy childhood, my friend, and wake up!
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Children Friendship Myself Quit Wake Up
From this it follows that, the larger the State, the less the liberty.
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Freedom Liberty Nation
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
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 Nation Perfection
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 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
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
Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains. Those who think themselves the masters of others are indeed greater slaves than they.
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Born Freedom Greatness Man Philosophy Thinking
Why should we build our happiness on the opinons of others, when we can find it in our own hearts?
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Happiness Heart Opinion Philosophy
In respect of riches, no citizen shall ever be wealthy enough to buy another, and none poor enough to be forced to sell himself.
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Citizen Enough Force Humanity Respect Rich Worth
Those that are most slow in making a promise are the most faithful in the performance of it.
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Character Faith Loyalty Promise Word