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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He who is most slow in making a promise is the most faithful in performance...

He who is most slow in making a promise is the most faithful in performance...

Childhood is the sleep of reason.C

Childhood is the sleep of reason.C

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

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

As soon as public service ceases to be the chief business of the citizens, and...

As soon as public service ceases to be the chief business of the citizens, and...

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...

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?

Our greatest evils flow from ourselves.

Our greatest evils flow from ourselves.

What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?

What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?

To live is not merely to breathe; it is to act; it is to make...

To live is not merely to breathe; it is to act; it is to make...

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.

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...

The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.

The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

At sixteen, the adolescent knows about suffering because he himself has suffered, but he barely...

At sixteen, the adolescent knows about suffering because he himself has suffered, but he barely...

I have resolved on an enterprise that has no precedent and will have no imitator....

I have resolved on an enterprise that has no precedent and will have no imitator....

Truth is no road to fortune

Truth is no road to fortune

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?

We should not teach children the sciences; but give them a taste for them.

We should not teach children the sciences; but give them a taste for them.

God made me and broke the mold.

God made me and broke the mold.

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...