Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes

In any real democracy, magistracy isn’t a benefit—it’s a burdensome responsibility that can’t fairly be imposed on one individual rather than another.
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Democracy Reality Responsibility
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
He who blushes is already guilty.
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Guilty Himself
What good would it be to possess the whole universe if one were its only survivor?
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Goodness Oneself Survive
Every artists wants to be applauded
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Art Praise
I am not made like any of those I have seen. I venture to believe that I am not made like any of those who are in existence. If I am not better, at least I am different.
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Believe Different Existence Myself See
All my misfortunes come of having thought too well of my fellows.
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Misfortune Myself Thinking Trust
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 Nation Perfection
Those that are most slow in making a promise are the most faithful in the performance of it.
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Character Faith Loyalty Promise Word
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
From this it follows that, the larger the State, the less the liberty.
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Freedom Liberty Nation
Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.
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Born Freedom Man Philosophy
To live is not merely to breathe; it is to act; it is to make use of our organs, senses, faculties – of all those parts of ourselves which give us the feeling of existence.
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Act Breathe Existence Feeling Live Ourselves Philosophy Yourself
The first man, who, after enclosing a piece of ground, took it into his head to say, This is mine, and found people simple enough to believe him, was the true founder of civil society.
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Believe Enough Man People Pieces Simplicity
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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Justice Law Moral Nature Place Virtue Voice
There is no evildoer who could not be made good for something.
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Change Evil Goodness Worth
My birth was my first misfortune.
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Born Misfortune Myself
I perceive God everywhere in His works. I sense Him in me; I see Him all around me.
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God Himself Myself Religious Spiritual
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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Freedom Mistake People Regard Slave
People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.
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Greatness People Philosophy Talk
If we assume man has been corrupted by an artificial civilization, what is the natural state? the state of nature from which he has been removed? imagine, wandering up and down the forest without industry, without speech, and without home.
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Civilization Deep Home Imagination Man Nature Philosophy
Truth is an homage that the good man pays to his own dignity.
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Dignity Goodness Man Pay Truth
It is too difficult to think nobly when one thinks only of earning a living.
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Difficult Live Oneself Survive Thinking
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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Citizen Force Greatness Imagination People Philosophy Soul World
I may be no better, but at least I am different.
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Different Instagram Captions Myself
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 do is to be.
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