Truth is no road to fortune

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to...

Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to...

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.

Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to...

Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to...

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.

Ordinary readers, forgive my paradoxes: one must make them when one reflects; and whatever you...

Ordinary readers, forgive my paradoxes: one must make them when one reflects; and whatever you...

Every state funeral that shines is on its decline

Every state funeral that shines is on its decline

Reading, solitude, idleness, a soft and sedentary life, intercourse with women and young people, these...

Reading, solitude, idleness, a soft and sedentary life, intercourse with women and young people, these...

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

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

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.

We do not know what is really good or bad fortune.

We do not know what is really good or bad fortune.

The English are predisposed to pride, the French to vanity.

The English are predisposed to pride, the French to vanity.

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...

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....

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

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

To endure is the first thing that a child ought to learn, and that which...

To endure is the first thing that a child ought to learn, and that which...