The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

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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.

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

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

A country cannot subsist well without liberty, nor liberty without virtue.

A country cannot subsist well without liberty, nor liberty without virtue.

Those that are most slow in making a promise are the most faithful in the...

Those that are most slow in making a promise are the most faithful in the...

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...

Every state funeral that shines is on its decline

Every state funeral that shines is on its decline

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...

Although modesty is natural to man, it is not natural to children. Modesty only begins...

Although modesty is natural to man, it is not natural to children. Modesty only begins...

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.

I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery

I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery

Insults are the arguments employed by those who are in the wrong.

Insults are the arguments employed by those who are in the wrong.

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...

We are born weak, we need strength; helpless, we need aid; foolish, we need reason....

We are born weak, we need strength; helpless, we need aid; foolish, we need reason....

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

Death solves all problems - no man, no problem.

Death solves all problems - no man, no problem.

Even very young children need to be informed about dying. Explain the concept of death...

Even very young children need to be informed about dying. Explain the concept of death...

Plant the seeds of Love in your hearts. Let them grow into trees of Service...

Plant the seeds of Love in your hearts. Let them grow into trees of Service...