Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals.

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

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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...

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...

The English think they are free. They are free only during the election of members...

The English think they are free. They are free only during the election of members...

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

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

I undertake the same project as Montaigne, but with an aim contrary to his own:...

I undertake the same project as Montaigne, but with an aim contrary to his own:...

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...

Every man has the right to risk his own life in order to preserve it....

Every man has the right to risk his own life in order to preserve it....

Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity.

Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity.

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...

It is unnatural for a majority to rule, for a majority can seldom be organized...

It is unnatural for a majority to rule, for a majority can seldom be organized...

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

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

At sixteen, the adolescent knows about suffering because he himself has suffered, but he barely...

At sixteen, the adolescent knows about suffering because he himself has suffered, but he barely...

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.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

An honest man nearly always thinks justly.

An honest man nearly always thinks justly.

The English are predisposed to pride, the French to vanity.

The English are predisposed to pride, the French to vanity.

To live is not merely to breathe; it is to act; it is to make...

To live is not merely to breathe; it is to act; it is to make...

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...

A conservative is a man who will not look at the new moon out of...

A conservative is a man who will not look at the new moon out of...

In heaven I yearn for knowledge, account all else inanity; On earth I confess an...

In heaven I yearn for knowledge, account all else inanity; On earth I confess an...