General and abstract ideas are the source of the greatest errors of mankind.

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

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An honest man nearly always thinks justly.

An honest man nearly always thinks justly.

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...

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.

Insults are the arguments employed by those who are in the wrong.

Insults are the arguments employed by those who are in the wrong.

Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals.

Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals.

What wisdom can find that is greater than kindness?

What wisdom can find that is greater than kindness?

I only see clearly what I remember.

I only see clearly what I remember.

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

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

Our will is always for our own good, but we do not always see what...

Our will is always for our own good, but we do not always see what...

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

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...

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

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

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...

Truth is no road to fortune

Truth is no road to fortune

Every man has the right to risk his own life in order to preserve it....

Every man has the right to risk his own life in order to preserve it....

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...

Liberty is obedience to the law which one has laid down for oneself

Liberty is obedience to the law which one has laid down for oneself

Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains.

Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains.

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.

I have always said and felt that true enjoyment can not be described.

I have always said and felt that true enjoyment can not be described.