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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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...

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?

Free people, remember this maxim: We may acquire liberty, but it is never recovered if...

Free people, remember this maxim: We may acquire liberty, but it is never recovered if...

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.

It is too difficult to think nobly when one thinks only of earning a living.

It is too difficult to think nobly when one thinks only of earning a living.

Every state funeral that shines is on its decline

Every state funeral that shines is on its decline

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 always we who deceive ourselves

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

Do I dare set forth here the most important, the most useful rule of all...

Do I dare set forth here the most important, the most useful rule of all...

Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals.

Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals.

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.

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

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

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...

Temperance and labor are the two best physicians of man; labor sharpens the appetite, and...

Temperance and labor are the two best physicians of man; labor sharpens the appetite, and...

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...

It is unnatural for a majority to rule, for a majority can seldom be organized...

It is unnatural for a majority to rule, for a majority can seldom be organized...

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.

That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone...

That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone...

The greatest object in the universe, says a certain philosopher, is a good man struggling...

The greatest object in the universe, says a certain philosopher, is a good man struggling...