Watch a cat when it enters a room for the first time. It searches and smells about, it is not quiet for a moment, it trusts nothing until it has examined and made acquaintance with everything.

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

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No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

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...

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

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

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.

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...

Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains.

Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

I hate books; they only teach us to talk about what we don't know.

I hate books; they only teach us to talk about what we don't know.

How many famous and high-spirited heroes have lived a day too long?

How many famous and high-spirited heroes have lived a day too long?

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

The cat looks back at me the way dogs and some cars look when people...

The cat looks back at me the way dogs and some cars look when people...

Way down deep, we're all motivated by the same urges. Cats have the courage to...

Way down deep, we're all motivated by the same urges. Cats have the courage to...

What is sport to the cat is death to the mouse

What is sport to the cat is death to the mouse