You forget that the fruits belong to all and that the land belongs to no one.

Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau

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Every state funeral that shines is on its decline

Every state funeral that shines is on its decline

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.

Temperance and labor are the two best physicians of man; labor sharpens the appetite, and...

Temperance and labor are the two best physicians of man; labor sharpens the appetite, and...

To renounce liberty is to renounce being a man, to surrender the rights of humanity...

To renounce liberty is to renounce being a man, to surrender the rights of humanity...

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

We are born weak, we need strength; helpless, we need aid; foolish, we need reason....

We are born weak, we need strength; helpless, we need aid; foolish, we need reason....

Money is the seed of money.

Money is the seed of money.

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.

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...

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...

The person who has lived the most is not the one who has lived the...

The person who has lived the most is not the one who has lived the...

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...

What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?

What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

A picture must possess a real power to generate light [and] for a long time...

A picture must possess a real power to generate light [and] for a long time...

When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt

When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt