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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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.

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

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

Falsehood has an infinity of combinations, but truth has only one mode of being.

Falsehood has an infinity of combinations, but truth has only one mode of being.

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

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

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

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

An honest man nearly always thinks justly.

An honest man nearly always thinks justly.

Our will is always for our own good, but we do not always see what...

Our will is always for our own good, but we do not always see what...

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

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.

Our greatest evils flow from ourselves.

Our greatest evils flow from ourselves.

Those that are most slow in making a promise are the most faithful in the...

Those that are most slow in making a promise are the most faithful in the...

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.

Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals.

Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals.

It is too difficult to think nobly when one thinks only of earning a living.

It is too difficult to think nobly when one thinks only of earning a living.

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.

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

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

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...

He who is most slow in making a promise is the most faithful in performance...

He who is most slow in making a promise is the most faithful in performance...

Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.

Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.

It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action,...

It was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action,...