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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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...

Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right...

Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right...

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...

Truth is no road to fortune

Truth is no road to fortune

Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals.

Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals.

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...

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

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

Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity.

Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity.

Most nations, as well as people are impossible only in their youth; they become incorrigible...

Most nations, as well as people are impossible only in their youth; they become incorrigible...

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...

God made me and broke the mold.

God made me and broke the mold.

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...

Cities are the abyss of the human species

Cities are the abyss of the human species

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...

In Genoa, the word, libertas can be read on the front of prisons and on...

In Genoa, the word, libertas can be read on the front of prisons and on...

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.

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...

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...

Our greatest evils flow from ourselves.

Our greatest evils flow from ourselves.

The person who has lived the most is not the one with the most years...

The person who has lived the most is not the one with the most years...