Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals.

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

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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...

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

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

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

People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.

People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.

We do not know what is really good or bad fortune.

We do not know what is really good or bad fortune.

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 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...

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...

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity.

Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity.

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.

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

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

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

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

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....

Try not to have a good time...this is supposed to be educational.

Try not to have a good time...this is supposed to be educational.

The great trouble with most men is that those who have been educated become uneducated...

The great trouble with most men is that those who have been educated become uneducated...

Everyone has a gift for something, even if it is the gift of being a...

Everyone has a gift for something, even if it is the gift of being a...

It is because the body is a machine that education is possible. Education is the...

It is because the body is a machine that education is possible. Education is the...