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

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

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Money is the seed of money, and the first guinea is sometimes more difficult to...

Money is the seed of money, and the first guinea is sometimes more difficult to...

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.

A feeble body weakens the mind.

A feeble body weakens the mind.

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....

Cities are the abyss of the human species

Cities are the abyss of the human species

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.

An honest man nearly always thinks justly.

An honest man nearly always thinks justly.

Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals.

Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals.

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

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

Our greatest evils flow from ourselves.

Our greatest evils flow from ourselves.

Reading, solitude, idleness, a soft and sedentary life, intercourse with women and young people, these...

Reading, solitude, idleness, a soft and sedentary life, intercourse with women and young people, these...

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

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...

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

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

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?

Nature never deceives us; it is we who deceive ourselves.

Nature never deceives us; it is we who deceive ourselves.

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

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

Last time I saw him he tried to murder me. But when you're trying to...

Last time I saw him he tried to murder me. But when you're trying to...

Do you set down your name in the scroll of youth, that are written down...

Do you set down your name in the scroll of youth, that are written down...

The sun is gonna rise tommorrow.

The sun is gonna rise tommorrow.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly,...

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly,...