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

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

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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.

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 body politic, as well as the human body, begins to die as soon as...

The body politic, as well as the human body, begins to die as soon as...

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.

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 only see clearly what I remember.

I only see clearly what I remember.

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...

O love, if I regret the age when one savors you, it is not for...

O love, if I regret the age when one savors you, it is not for...

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...

We pity in others only the those evils which we ourselves have experienced.

We pity in others only the those evils which we ourselves have experienced.

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

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

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

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...

A feeble body weakens the mind.

A feeble body weakens the mind.

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.

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

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

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

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

Plant and your spouse plants with you; weed and you weed alone.

Plant and your spouse plants with you; weed and you weed alone.

Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains.

Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains.

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.