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

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

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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....

Money is the seed of money.

Money is the seed of money.

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...

Take the course opposite to custom and you will almost always do well.

Take the course opposite to custom and you will almost always do well.

Those that are most slow in making a promise are the most faithful in the...

Those that are most slow in making a promise are the most faithful in the...

What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?

What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?

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.

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...

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...

To write a good love letter, you ought to begin without knowing what you mean...

To write a good love letter, you ought to begin without knowing what you mean...

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...

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

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

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

Take from the philosopher the pleasure of being heard and his desire for knowledge ceases.

Take from the philosopher the pleasure of being heard and his desire for knowledge ceases.

Every state funeral that shines is on its decline

Every state funeral that shines is on its decline

Whoever blushes is already guilty; true innocence is ashamed of nothing.

Whoever blushes is already guilty; true innocence is ashamed of nothing.

Money is the seed of money, and the first guinea is sometimes more difficult to...

Money is the seed of money, and the first guinea is sometimes more difficult to...

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

One may have been a fool, but there's no foolishness like being bitter.

One may have been a fool, but there's no foolishness like being bitter.

It is better to live in peace than in bitterness and strife.

It is better to live in peace than in bitterness and strife.

Patience is the key to paradise

Patience is the key to paradise