I am a hundred times happier in my solitude than I could be if I lived among them.
JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAUFrom this it follows that, the larger the State, the less the liberty.
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Nature made me happy and good, and if I am otherwise, it is society’s fault.
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There is peace in dungeons, but is that enough to make dungeons desirable?
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Civilization is a hopeless race to discover remedies for the evils it produces.
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The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.
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All my misfortunes come of having thought too well of my fellows.
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The man who meditates is a depraved animal.
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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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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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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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He who pretends to look on death without fear lies. All men are afraid of dying, this is the great law of sentient beings, without which the entire human species would soon be destroyed.
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There is no evildoer who could not be made good for something.
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I may be no better, but at least I am different.
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To be sane in a world of madman is in itself madness.
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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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What wisdom can you find greater than kindness.
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