Do I dare set forth here the most important, the most useful rule of all education? It is not to save time, but to squander it.

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

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

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

In Genoa, the word, libertas can be read on the front of prisons and on...

In Genoa, the word, libertas can be read on the front of prisons and on...

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

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

What wisdom can find that is greater than kindness?

What wisdom can find that is greater than kindness?

Take the course opposite to custom and you will almost always do well.

Take the course opposite to custom and you will almost always do well.

The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.

The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Our greatest evils flow from ourselves.

Our greatest evils flow from ourselves.

I may not be better than other people, but at least I'm different.

I may not be better than other people, but at least I'm different.

Childhood is the sleep of reason.C

Childhood is the sleep of reason.C

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...

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

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

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

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

Free people, remember this maxim: We may acquire liberty, but it is never recovered if...

Free people, remember this maxim: We may acquire liberty, but it is never recovered if...

Our affections as well as our bodies are in perpetual flux.

Our affections as well as our bodies are in perpetual flux.

Money is the seed of money.

Money is the seed of money.

Watch a cat when it enters a room for the first time. It searches and...

Watch a cat when it enters a room for the first time. It searches and...

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

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

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...

I long remained a child, and I am still one in many respects.

I long remained a child, and I am still one in many respects.