As soon as public service ceases to be the chief business of the citizens, and they would rather serve with their money than with their persons, the State is not far from its fall.

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

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Take from the philosopher the pleasure of being heard and his desire for knowledge ceases.

Take from the philosopher the pleasure of being heard and his desire for knowledge ceases.

The first step towards vice is to shroud innocent actions in mystery, and whoever likes...

The first step towards vice is to shroud innocent actions in mystery, and whoever likes...

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

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

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...

Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals.

Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals.

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.

Every state funeral that shines is on its decline

Every state funeral that shines is on its decline

Most nations, as well as people are impossible only in their youth; they become incorrigible...

Most nations, as well as people are impossible only in their youth; they become incorrigible...

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.

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...

He who is most slow in making a promise is the most faithful in performance...

He who is most slow in making a promise is the most faithful in performance...

To write a good love letter, you ought to begin without knowing what you mean...

To write a good love letter, you ought to begin without knowing what you mean...

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

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...

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

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

One is only happy before he is happy

One is only happy before he is happy

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....

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.

The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for...

The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for...

If you haven't any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart...

If you haven't any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart...