I only see clearly what I remember.

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

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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....

To endure is the first thing that a child ought to learn, and that which...

To endure is the first thing that a child ought to learn, and that which...

What wisdom can find that is greater than kindness?

What wisdom can find that is greater than kindness?

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...

Every man has the right to risk his own life in order to preserve it....

Every man has the right to risk his own life in order to preserve it....

I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery

I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery

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

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

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.

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.

I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about.

I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about.

The body politic, as well as the human body, begins to die as soon as...

The body politic, as well as the human body, begins to die as soon as...

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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

Our affections as well as our bodies are in perpetual flux.

Our affections as well as our bodies are in perpetual flux.

Our will is always for our own good, but we do not always see what...

Our will is always for our own good, but we do not always see what...

Man is born free, and everywhere he is in shackles.

Man is born free, and everywhere he is in shackles.