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.
JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAUBut 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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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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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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Every artists wants to be applauded
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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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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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Why should we build our happiness on the opinons of others, when we can find it in our own hearts?
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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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I perceive God everywhere in His works. I sense Him in me; I see Him all around me.
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I am a hundred times happier in my solitude than I could be if I lived among them.
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What good is it looking for our happiness in the opinion of others if we can find it in ourselves?
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The imagination which causes so many ravages among us, never speaks to the heart of savages.
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I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about.
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The man who meditates is a depraved animal.
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To renounce freedom is to renounce one’s humanity, one’s rights as a man and equally one’s duties.
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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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