I long remained a child, and I am still one in many respects.

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

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Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity.

Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity.

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...

In Genoa, the word, libertas can be read on the front of prisons and on...

In Genoa, the word, libertas can be read on the front of prisons and on...

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....

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?

I may be no better, but at least I am different.

I may be no better, but at least I am different.

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

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

Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains.

Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains.

O love, if I regret the age when one savors you, it is not for...

O love, if I regret the age when one savors you, it is not for...

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

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

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

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

I only see clearly what I remember.

I only see clearly what I remember.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...