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

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

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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...

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...

When a man dies he clutches in his hands only that which he has given...

When a man dies he clutches in his hands only that which he has given...

A feeble body weakens the mind.

A feeble body weakens the mind.

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...

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

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

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.

Our greatest evils flow from ourselves.

Our greatest evils flow from ourselves.

We are born weak, we need strength; helpless, we need aid; foolish, we need reason....

We are born weak, we need strength; helpless, we need aid; foolish, we need reason....

Force does not constitute right... obedience is due only to legitimate powers.

Force does not constitute right... obedience is due only to legitimate powers.

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.

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

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

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...

Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity.

Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity.

What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?

What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?

To live is not merely to breathe; it is to act; it is to make...

To live is not merely to breathe; it is to act; it is to make...

Act well your part, there all the honour lies.

Act well your part, there all the honour lies.

Unless a capacity for thinking be accompanied by a capacity for action, a superior mind...

Unless a capacity for thinking be accompanied by a capacity for action, a superior mind...

Whether a person feels positive or not is kind of a comment on their personality...

Whether a person feels positive or not is kind of a comment on their personality...