Liberty is obedience to the law which one has laid down for oneself

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

Topics: Liberty Quotes, Virtue Quotes

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...

Absolute silence leads to sadness. It is the image of death.

Absolute silence leads to sadness. It is the image of death.

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...

An honest man nearly always thinks justly.

An honest man nearly always thinks justly.

I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery

I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery

Conscience is the voice of the soul; the passions are the voice of the body

Conscience is the voice of the soul; the passions are the voice of the body

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...

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.

War then, is a relation - not between man and man: but between state and...

War then, is a relation - not between man and man: but between state and...

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...

I only see clearly what I remember.

I only see clearly what I remember.

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.

Insults are the arguments employed by those who are in the wrong.

Insults are the arguments employed by those who are in the wrong.

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...

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...

God made me and broke the mold.

God made me and broke the mold.

Watch a cat when it enters a room for the first time. It searches and...

Watch a cat when it enters a room for the first time. It searches and...

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...

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...

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

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