I would rather be a man of paradoxes than a man of prejudices.
JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAUI perceive God everywhere in His works. I sense Him in me; I see Him all around me.
More Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes
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Nature made me happy and good, and if I am otherwise, it is society’s fault.
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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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Being wealthy isn’t just a question of having lots of money. It’s a question of what we want. Wealth isn’t an absolute, it’s relative to desire. Every time we seek something that we can’t afford, we can be counted as poor, how much money we may actually have.
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However great a man’s natural talent may be, the act of writing cannot be learned all at once.
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People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.
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MAN is born free; and everywhere he is in chains. One thinks himself the master of others, and still remains a greater slave than they.
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Happiness requires three things, a good bank account, a good cook, and good digestion.
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If force compels obedience, there is no need to invoke a duty to obey, and if force ceases to compel obedience, there is no longer any obligation.
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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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It is too difficult to think nobly when one thinks only of earning a living.
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Alas, it is when we are beginning to leave this mortal body that it most offends us!
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One does not drink. One gives a kiss to his glass, and the wine returns a caress to you.
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There is peace in dungeons, but is that enough to make dungeons desirable?
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Every artists wants to be applauded
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