He who is most slow in making a promise is the most faithful in performance of it.

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

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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.

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...

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.

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...

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

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

No true believer could be intolerant or a persecutor. If I were a magistrate and...

No true believer could be intolerant or a persecutor. If I were a magistrate and...

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...

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.

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:...

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

Truth is no road to fortune

Truth is no road to fortune

Fame is but the breath of people, and that often unwholesome.

Fame is but the breath of people, and that often unwholesome.

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

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

I only see clearly what I remember.

I only see clearly what I remember.

How many famous and high-spirited heroes have lived a day too long?

How many famous and high-spirited heroes have lived a day too long?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals.

Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals.

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

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