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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Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals.

Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals.

I only see clearly what I remember.

I only see clearly what I remember.

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...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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.

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

One is only happy before he is happy

One is only happy before he is happy

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...

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.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Every state funeral that shines is on its decline

Every state funeral that shines is on its decline

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...

Truth is no road to fortune

Truth is no road to fortune

Absolute silence leads to sadness. It is the image of death.

Absolute silence leads to sadness. It is the image of death.

I may be no better, but at least I am different.

I may be no better, but at least I am different.

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

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

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...