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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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...

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

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

We pity in others only the those evils which we ourselves have experienced.

We pity in others only the those evils which we ourselves have experienced.

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....

Every state funeral that shines is on its decline

Every state funeral that shines is on its decline

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...

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

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

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

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...

Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity.

Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity.

Our greatest evils flow from ourselves.

Our greatest evils flow from ourselves.

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

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

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?

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

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

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...

True Christians are made to be slaves, and they know it and do not mind;...

True Christians are made to be slaves, and they know it and do not mind;...

Cities are the abyss of the human species

Cities are the abyss of the human species

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?

Any idiot can get laid when they're famous. That's easy. It's getting laid when you're...

Any idiot can get laid when they're famous. That's easy. It's getting laid when you're...

Those who can do, those who can't teach.

Those who can do, those who can't teach.