Falsehood has an infinity of combinations, but truth has only one mode of being.

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

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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...

War then, is a relation - not between man and man: but between state and...

War then, is a relation - not between man and man: but between state and...

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...

I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery

I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery

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

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

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.

Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals.

Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals.

We are born, so to speak, twice over; born into existence, and born into life;...

We are born, so to speak, twice over; born into existence, and born into life;...

Although modesty is natural to man, it is not natural to children. Modesty only begins...

Although modesty is natural to man, it is not natural to children. Modesty only begins...

However great a man's natural talent may be, the act of writing cannot be learned...

However great a man's natural talent may be, the act of writing cannot be learned...

God made me and broke the mold.

God made me and broke the mold.

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...

Temperance and labor are the two best physicians of man; labor sharpens the appetite, and...

Temperance and labor are the two best physicians of man; labor sharpens the appetite, and...

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...

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

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

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.

All of my misfortunes come from having thought too well of my fellows.

All of my misfortunes come from having thought too well of my fellows.

Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains.

Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains.

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...

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.