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

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

Topics: Heroism Quotes

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...

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 hate books; they only teach us to talk about what we don't know.

I hate books; they only teach us to talk about what we don't know.

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...

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

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

Do I dare set forth here the most important, the most useful rule of all...

Do I dare set forth here the most important, the most useful rule of all...

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...

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.

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.

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;...

I have resolved on an enterprise that has no precedent and will have no imitator....

I have resolved on an enterprise that has no precedent and will have no imitator....

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 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.

Little privations are easily endured when the heart is better treated than the body

Little privations are easily endured when the heart is better treated than the body

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

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...

The first step towards vice is to shroud innocent actions in mystery, and whoever likes...

The first step towards vice is to shroud innocent actions in mystery, and whoever likes...

Every state funeral that shines is on its decline

Every state funeral that shines is on its decline

If you want to see what your friends and family think of you, die broke,...

If you want to see what your friends and family think of you, die broke,...

Even the best of friends cannot attend each other's funeral.

Even the best of friends cannot attend each other's funeral.