The person who has lived the most is not the one with the most years but the one with the richest experiences.

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

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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...

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

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

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...

Childhood is the sleep of reason.C

Childhood is the sleep of reason.C

A feeble body weakens the mind.

A feeble body weakens the mind.

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...

I only see clearly what I remember.

I only see clearly what I remember.

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 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.

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...

Watch a cat when it enters a room for the first time. It searches and...

Watch a cat when it enters a room for the first time. It searches and...

I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery

I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery

War then, is a relation - not between man and man: but between state and...

War then, is a relation - not between man and man: but between state and...

Liberty is obedience to the law which one has laid down for oneself

Liberty is obedience to the law which one has laid down for oneself

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.

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...

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

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

We should not teach children the sciences; but give them a taste for them.

We should not teach children the sciences; but give them a taste for them.

However great a man's natural talent may be, the act of writing cannot be learned...

However great a man's natural talent may be, the act of writing cannot be learned...

Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals.

Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals.