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

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

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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...

Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to...

Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to...

I hate books; they only teach us to talk about what we don't know.

I hate books; they only teach us to talk about what we don't know.

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...

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

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.

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...

Childhood is the sleep of reason.C

Childhood is the sleep of reason.C

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.

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

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

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.

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...

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

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

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

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

Heroes are not known by the loftiness of their carriage; the greatest braggarts are generally...

Heroes are not known by the loftiness of their carriage; the greatest braggarts are generally...

Every state funeral that shines is on its decline

Every state funeral that shines is on its decline

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.

It is unnatural for a majority to rule, for a majority can seldom be organized...

It is unnatural for a majority to rule, for a majority can seldom be organized...

Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains.

Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains.