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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As soon as public service ceases to be the chief business of the citizens, and...

As soon as public service ceases to be the chief business of the citizens, and...

A feeble body weakens the mind.

A feeble body weakens the mind.

Our will is always for our own good, but we do not always see what...

Our will is always for our own good, but we do not always see what...

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...

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...

I have always said and felt that true enjoyment can not be described.

I have always said and felt that true enjoyment can not be described.

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

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

Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains.

Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains.

I may not be better than other people, but at least I'm different.

I may not be better than other people, but at least I'm different.

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.

Reading, solitude, idleness, a soft and sedentary life, intercourse with women and young people, these...

Reading, solitude, idleness, a soft and sedentary life, intercourse with women and young people, these...

When a man dies he clutches in his hands only that which he has given...

When a man dies he clutches in his hands only that which he has given...

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.

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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 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...

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

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