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

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

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Take the course opposite to custom and you will almost always do well.

Take the course opposite to custom and you will almost always do well.

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...

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

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

Heroes are not known by the loftiness of their carriage; the greatest braggarts are generally...

Heroes are not known by the loftiness of their carriage; the greatest braggarts are generally...

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

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?

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

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

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

I only see clearly what I remember.

I only see clearly what I remember.

In Genoa, the word, libertas can be read on the front of prisons and on...

In Genoa, the word, libertas can be read on the front of prisons and on...

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...

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

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

When something an affliction happens to you, you either let it defeat you, or you...

When something an affliction happens to you, you either let it defeat you, or you...

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...

Money is the seed of money.

Money is the seed of money.

A feeble body weakens the mind.

A feeble body weakens the mind.

People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.

People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.

God made me and broke the mold.

God made me and broke the mold.

Most nations, as well as people are impossible only in their youth; they become incorrigible...

Most nations, as well as people are impossible only in their youth; they become incorrigible...

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.