To write a good love letter, you ought to begin without knowing what you mean to say, and to finish without knowing what you have written. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

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Cities are the abyss of the human species

Cities are the abyss of the human species

We are born, so to speak, twice over; born into existence, and born into life;...

We are born, so to speak, twice over; born into existence, and born into life;...

I undertake the same project as Montaigne, but with an aim contrary to his own:...

I undertake the same project as Montaigne, but with an aim contrary to his own:...

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

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

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 have resolved on an enterprise that has no precedent and will have no imitator....

I have resolved on an enterprise that has no precedent and will have no imitator....

An honest man nearly always thinks justly.

An honest man nearly always thinks justly.

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

When something an affliction happens to you, you either let it defeat you, or you...

When something an affliction happens to you, you either let it defeat you, or you...

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

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

Fame is but the breath of people, and that often unwholesome.

Fame is but the breath of people, and that often unwholesome.

Heroes are not known by the loftiness of their carriage; the greatest braggarts are generally...

Heroes are not known by the loftiness of their carriage; the greatest braggarts are generally...

O love, if I regret the age when one savors you, it is not for...

O love, if I regret the age when one savors you, it is not for...

Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity.

Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity.

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

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

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.

Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals.

Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals.

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...

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

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

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.