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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.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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
The imagination which causes so many ravages among us, never speaks to the heart of savages.
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Heart Imagination Savage Talk
To write a good love letter, you ought to begin without knowing what you mean to say, and to finish without knowing what you have written.
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Beginning Goodness Love Writing
What good would it be to possess the whole universe if one were its only survivor?
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Goodness Oneself Survive
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 Man Nation
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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Beautiful Hide Learning Make Up Self Love Shine Woman
All my misfortunes come of having thought too well of my fellows.
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Misfortune Myself Thinking Trust
There is peace in dungeons, but is that enough to make dungeons desirable?
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Deep Desire Enough Need Peace Prison
Man’s first law is to watch over his own preservation; his first care he owes to himself; and as soon as he reaches the age of reason, he becomes the only judge of the best means to preserve himself; he becomes his own master.
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Age Care Himself Judgement Law Man Philosophy Reason
Oh, man! Live your own life and no longer be wretched!
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Life Live Man
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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Goodness Hands Man
Nothing on this earth is worth buying at the price of human blood.
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Blood Human Nature Price Worth
I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about.
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Book Hate Myself Teaching
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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Death Destroy Fear Greatness Himself Human Law Lie Man
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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Law Man Material Truth
Nature made me happy and good, and if I am otherwise, it is society’s fault.
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Happiness Nature People