Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

Topics: Bitterness Quotes, Patience Quotes

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

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

A feeble body weakens the mind.

A feeble body weakens the mind.

I may not be better than other people, but at least I'm different.

I may not be better than other people, but at least I'm different.

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?

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...

Childhood is the sleep of reason.C

Childhood is the sleep of reason.C

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 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...

General and abstract ideas are the source of the greatest errors of mankind.

General and abstract ideas are the source of the greatest errors of mankind.

Every state funeral that shines is on its decline

Every state funeral that shines is on its decline

When a man dies he clutches in his hands only that which he has given...

When a man dies he clutches in his hands only that which he has given...

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...

A country cannot subsist well without liberty, nor liberty without virtue.

A country cannot subsist well without liberty, nor liberty without virtue.

Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity.

Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity.

We are born, so to speak, twice over; born into existence, and born into life;...

We are born, so to speak, twice over; born into existence, and born into life;...

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

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

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

Cities are the abyss of the human species

Cities are the abyss of the human species

City people try to buy time as a rule, when they can, whereas country people...

City people try to buy time as a rule, when they can, whereas country people...

Eventually, I think Chicago will be the most beautiful great city left in the world.

Eventually, I think Chicago will be the most beautiful great city left in the world.