Nature never deceives us; it is we who deceive ourselves.

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

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No true believer could be intolerant or a persecutor. If I were a magistrate and...

No true believer could be intolerant or a persecutor. If I were a magistrate and...

Truth is no road to fortune

Truth is no road to fortune

Every state funeral that shines is on its decline

Every state funeral that shines is on its decline

Money is the seed of money.

Money is the seed of money.

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?

Absolute silence leads to sadness. It is the image of death.

Absolute silence leads to sadness. It is the image of death.

O love, if I regret the age when one savors you, it is not for...

O love, if I regret the age when one savors you, it is not for...

Childhood is the sleep of reason.C

Childhood is the sleep of reason.C

When something an affliction happens to you, you either let it defeat you, or you...

When something an affliction happens to you, you either let it defeat you, or you...

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...

Our will is always for our own good, but we do not always see what...

Our will is always for our own good, but we do not always see what...

Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains.

Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains.

Heroes are not known by the loftiness of their carriage; the greatest braggarts are generally...

Heroes are not known by the loftiness of their carriage; the greatest braggarts are generally...

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

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

As soon as public service ceases to be the chief business of the citizens, and...

As soon as public service ceases to be the chief business of the citizens, and...

God made me and broke the mold.

God made me and broke the mold.

Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals.

Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

To endure is the first thing that a child ought to learn, and that which...

To endure is the first thing that a child ought to learn, and that which...

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...