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

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

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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.

To renounce liberty is to renounce being a man, to surrender the rights of humanity...

To renounce liberty is to renounce being a man, to surrender the rights of humanity...

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Little privations are easily endured when the heart is better treated than the body

Little privations are easily endured when the heart is better treated than the body

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...

Absolute silence leads to sadness. It is the image of death.

Absolute silence leads to sadness. It is the image of death.

An honest man nearly always thinks justly.

An honest man nearly always thinks justly.

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

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

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

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

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

God made me and broke the mold.

God made me and broke the mold.

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...

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?

O love, if I regret the age when one savors you, it is not for...

O love, if I regret the age when one savors you, it is not for...

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...

Ordinary readers, forgive my paradoxes: one must make them when one reflects; and whatever you...

Ordinary readers, forgive my paradoxes: one must make them when one reflects; and whatever you...

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.