We are born, so to speak, twice over; born into existence, and born into life; born a human being, and born a man.

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

Topics: Life Quotes

To write a good love letter, you ought to begin without knowing what you mean...

To write a good love letter, you ought to begin without knowing what you mean...

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Force does not constitute right... obedience is due only to legitimate powers.

Force does not constitute right... obedience is due only to legitimate powers.

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

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...

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.

A country cannot subsist well without liberty, nor liberty without virtue.

A country cannot subsist well without liberty, nor liberty without virtue.

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

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

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...

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

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

Do I dare set forth here the most important, the most useful rule of all...

Do I dare set forth here the most important, the most useful rule of all...

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

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

War then, is a relation - not between man and man: but between state and...

War then, is a relation - not between man and man: but between state and...

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

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

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...

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...