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

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

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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....

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

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

Money is the seed of money.

Money is the seed of money.

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

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

Our greatest evils flow from ourselves.

Our greatest evils flow from ourselves.

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 English think they are free. They are free only during the election of members...

The English think they are free. They are free only during the election of members...

Cities are the abyss of the human species

Cities are the abyss of the human species

Take the course opposite to custom and you will almost always do well.

Take the course opposite to custom and you will almost always do well.

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.

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...

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?

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.

One is only happy before he is happy

One is only happy before he is happy

What wisdom can find that is greater than kindness?

What wisdom can find that is greater than kindness?

I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery

I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery

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.

God made me and broke the mold.

God made me and broke the mold.

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

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

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

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