One does not drink. One gives a kiss to his glass, and the wine returns a caress to you.
JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAUNature never deceives us; it is always we who deceive ourselves.
More Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes
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I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about.
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Girls should learn that so much finery is only put on to hide defects, and that the triumph of beauty is to shine by itself.
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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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In truth, laws are always useful to those with possessions and harmful to those who have nothing; from which it follows that the social state is advantageous to men only when all possess something and none has too much.
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There is no evildoer who could not be made good for something.
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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 hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about.
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Nature made me happy and good, and if I am otherwise, it is society’s fault.
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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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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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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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I perceive God everywhere in His works. I sense Him in me; I see Him all around me.
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The man who meditates is a depraved animal.
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What good would it be to possess the whole universe if one were its only survivor?
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All my misfortunes come of having thought too well of my fellows.
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