Money is the seed of money, and the first guinea is sometimes more difficult to acquire than the second million.

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

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Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains.

Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains.

General and abstract ideas are the source of the greatest errors of mankind.

General and abstract ideas are the source of the greatest errors of mankind.

I may be no better, but at least I am different.

I may be no better, but at least I am different.

War then, is a relation - not between man and man: but between state and...

War then, is a relation - not between man and man: but between state and...

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...

The body politic, as well as the human body, begins to die as soon as...

The body politic, as well as the human body, begins to die as soon as...

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

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

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

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

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...

A feeble body weakens the mind.

A feeble body weakens the mind.

We should not teach children the sciences; but give them a taste for them.

We should not teach children the sciences; but give them a taste for them.

Insults are the arguments employed by those who are in the wrong.

Insults are the arguments employed by those who are in the wrong.

The person who has lived the most is not the one with the most years...

The person who has lived the most is not the one with the most years...

How many famous and high-spirited heroes have lived a day too long?

How many famous and high-spirited heroes have lived a day too long?

Childhood is the sleep of reason.C

Childhood is the sleep of reason.C

Reading, solitude, idleness, a soft and sedentary life, intercourse with women and young people, these...

Reading, solitude, idleness, a soft and sedentary life, intercourse with women and young people, these...

Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity.

Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity.

Whoever blushes is already guilty; true innocence is ashamed of nothing.

Whoever blushes is already guilty; true innocence is ashamed of nothing.

I only see clearly what I remember.

I only see clearly what I remember.

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...