Although modesty is natural to man, it is not natural to children. Modesty only begins with the knowledge of evil.

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

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Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Conscience is the voice of the soul; the passions are the voice of the body

Conscience is the voice of the soul; the passions are the voice of the body

Little privations are easily endured when the heart is better treated than the body

Little privations are easily endured when the heart is better treated than the body

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...

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...

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.

Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity.

Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity.

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.

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

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

I hate books; they only teach us to talk about what we don't know.

I hate books; they only teach us to talk about what we don't know.

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...

Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains.

Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains.

Man is born free, and everywhere he is in shackles.

Man is born free, and everywhere he is in shackles.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

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....

Cities are the abyss of the human species

Cities are the abyss of the human species

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

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

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.

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...

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:...