True Christians are made to be slaves, and they know it and do not mind; this short life counts for too little in their eyes

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...

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.

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...

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;...

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

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

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

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

At sixteen, the adolescent knows about suffering because he himself has suffered, but he barely...

At sixteen, the adolescent knows about suffering because he himself has suffered, but he barely...

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...

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...

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...

I only see clearly what I remember.

I only see clearly what I remember.

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

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Man is born free, and everywhere he is in shackles.

Man is born free, and everywhere he is in shackles.

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.

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.

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...

An honest man nearly always thinks justly.

An honest man nearly always thinks justly.

If all mankind were suddenly to practice honesty, many thousands of people would be sure...

If all mankind were suddenly to practice honesty, many thousands of people would be sure...

Honesty is not only the best policy, it is rare enough today to make you...

Honesty is not only the best policy, it is rare enough today to make you...

It is amazing how many of those who consider themselves thinking people respond automatically to...

It is amazing how many of those who consider themselves thinking people respond automatically to...