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

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

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God made me and broke the mold.

God made me and broke the mold.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

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.

Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals.

Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals.

What wisdom can find that is greater than kindness?

What wisdom can find that is greater than kindness?

One is only happy before he is happy

One is only happy before he is happy

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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

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

In Genoa, the word, libertas can be read on the front of prisons and on...

In Genoa, the word, libertas can be read on the front of prisons and on...

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

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...

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...

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....

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....

I only see clearly what I remember.

I only see clearly what I remember.

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

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