French - Philosopher | June 28, 1712 - July 2, 1778
The person who has lived the most is not the one with the most years but the one with the richest experiences.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Force does not constitute right... obedience is due only to legitimate powers.
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Every man has the right to risk his own life in order to preserve it. Has it ever been said that a man who throws himself out the window to escape from a fire is guilty of suicide?
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I have always said and felt that true enjoyment can not be described.
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Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to combat with ourselves.
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The English think they are free. They are free only during the election of members of parliament.
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Our greatest evils flow from ourselves.
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Our will is always for our own good, but we do not always see what that is.
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Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion.
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We are born weak, we need strength; helpless, we need aid; foolish, we need reason. All that we lack at birth, all that we need when we come to man's estate, is the gift of education.
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I may be no better, but at least I am different.
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I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about.
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