The body politic, as well as the human body, begins to die as soon as it is born, and carries itself the causes of its destruction.

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

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Cities are the abyss of the human species

Cities are the abyss of the human species

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...

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 things we know nothing about.

I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about.

Every man has the right to risk his own life in order to preserve it....

Every man has the right to risk his own life in order to preserve it....

What wisdom can find that is greater than kindness?

What wisdom can find that is greater than kindness?

Most nations, as well as people are impossible only in their youth; they become incorrigible...

Most nations, as well as people are impossible only in their youth; they become incorrigible...

I undertake the same project as Montaigne, but with an aim contrary to his own:...

I undertake the same project as Montaigne, but with an aim contrary to his own:...

Money is the seed of money.

Money is the seed of money.

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...

To endure is the first thing that a child ought to learn, and that which...

To endure is the first thing that a child ought to learn, and that which...

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...

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

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

All of my misfortunes come from having thought too well of my fellows.

All of my misfortunes come from having thought too well of my fellows.

Every state funeral that shines is on its decline

Every state funeral that shines is on its decline

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...

I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery

I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

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...

Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals.

Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals.