To endure is the first thing that a child ought to learn, and that which he will have the most need to know.

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

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I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery

I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery

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...

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...

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...

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

Money is the seed of money, and the first guinea is sometimes more difficult to...

Money is the seed of money, and the first guinea is sometimes more difficult to...

To write a good love letter, you ought to begin without knowing what you mean...

To write a good love letter, you ought to begin without knowing what you mean...

Cities are the abyss of the human species

Cities are the abyss of the human species

A feeble body weakens the mind.

A feeble body weakens the mind.

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.

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...

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....

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...

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...

The first step towards vice is to shroud innocent actions in mystery, and whoever likes...

The first step towards vice is to shroud innocent actions in mystery, and whoever likes...

The training of children is a profession, where we must know how to waste time...

The training of children is a profession, where we must know how to waste time...

Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion.

Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion.

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.

No true believer could be intolerant or a persecutor. If I were a magistrate and...

No true believer could be intolerant or a persecutor. If I were a magistrate and...

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.