When a man dies he clutches in his hands only that which he has given away during his lifetime.

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

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What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?

What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?

An honest man nearly always thinks justly.

An honest man nearly always thinks justly.

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

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:...

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...

I only see clearly what I remember.

I only see clearly what I remember.

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?

No true believer could be intolerant or a persecutor. If I were a magistrate and...

No true believer could be intolerant or a persecutor. If I were a magistrate and...

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.

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.

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.

Money is the seed of money.

Money is the seed of money.

Watch a cat when it enters a room for the first time. It searches and...

Watch a cat when it enters a room for the first time. It searches and...

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

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

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...

A feeble body weakens the mind.

A feeble body weakens the mind.