To endure is the first thing that a child ought to learn, and that which he will have the most need to know.

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

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The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.

The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.

The training of children is a profession, where we must know how to waste time...

The training of children is a profession, where we must know how to waste time...

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

It is a mania shared by philosophers of all ages to deny what exists and...

It is a mania shared by philosophers of all ages to deny what exists and...

You forget that the fruits belong to all and that the land belongs to no...

You forget that the fruits belong to all and that the land belongs to no...

To renounce liberty is to renounce being a man, to surrender the rights of humanity...

To renounce liberty is to renounce being a man, to surrender the rights of humanity...

Liberty is obedience to the law which one has laid down for oneself

Liberty is obedience to the law which one has laid down for oneself

Fame is but the breath of people, and that often unwholesome.

Fame is but the breath of people, and that often unwholesome.

Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion.

Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion.

Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals.

Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals.

We are born weak, we need strength; helpless, we need aid; foolish, we need reason....

We are born weak, we need strength; helpless, we need aid; foolish, we need reason....

Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to...

Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to...

Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains.

Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains.

Take the course opposite to custom and you will almost always do well.

Take the course opposite to custom and you will almost always do well.

Our greatest evils flow from ourselves.

Our greatest evils flow from ourselves.

Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right...

Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right...

People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.

People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.

Knowledge in youth is wisdom in age

Knowledge in youth is wisdom in age

An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less, until eventually...

An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less, until eventually...

Man is always more than he can know of himself; consequently, his accomplishments, time and...

Man is always more than he can know of himself; consequently, his accomplishments, time and...