I undertake the same project as Montaigne, but with an aim contrary to his own: for he wrote his Essays only for others, and I write my reveries only for myself.

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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?

The person who has lived the most is not the one who has lived the...

The person who has lived the most is not the one who has lived the...

When something an affliction happens to you, you either let it defeat you, or you...

When something an affliction happens to you, you either let it defeat you, or you...

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...

A country cannot subsist well without liberty, nor liberty without virtue.

A country cannot subsist well without liberty, nor liberty without virtue.

The training of children is a profession, where we must know how to waste time...

The training of children is a profession, where we must know how to waste time...

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

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

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

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

Most nations, as well as people are impossible only in their youth; they become incorrigible...

Most nations, as well as people are impossible only in their youth; they become incorrigible...

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

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

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.

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...

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...

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...

It is a mania shared by philosophers of all ages to deny what exists and...

It is a mania shared by philosophers of all ages to deny what exists and...