Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes

Reading, solitude, idleness, a soft and sedentary life, intercourse with women and young people, these are perilous paths for a young man, and these lead him constantly into danger.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: philosopher
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: June 28, 1712 - July 2, 1778

Topics

LifeWomenManPeopleSolitude

The planter, the farmer, the mechanic, and the laborer... form the great body of the people of the United States, they are the bone and sinew of the country men who love liberty and desire nothing but equal rights and equal laws.

Andrew Jackson

LoveGreatMenPeopleMechanicBody

I wouldn't use the same color in a picture in more than one place.

Robert Rauschenberg

ColorPicturePlaceMoreSameThan

Game creators aren't necessarily all sitting around twirling their nefarious-looking mustaches while consciously trying to figure out how to best misrepresent women as part of some grand conspiracy. Most probably just haven't given much thought to the underlying messages their games are sending.

Anita Sarkeesian

WomenBestGameThoughtTryingOut

One cannot imagine St. Francis of Assisi talking about rights.

Simone Weil

TalkingRightsImagineCannotAbout

Reading an audio book is a very odd experience because there are three people sitting out there while you're reading in this glass booth, and you can see their reactions.

Ruth Reichl

ExperiencePeopleBookReadingYou

It's been very exciting for me to start directing and conducting, exploring the symphonic repertoire, which I've always loved.

Joshua Bell

MeStartLovedExploringAlways

We can't let Donald Trump put us at risk.

Jon Ossoff

Donald TrumpRiskUsTrumpPut

Good things happen to those who hustle.

Chuck Noll

WorkGoodGood ThingsHustleHappen

When I moved to Los Angeles, I thought, 'Whatever hits, I'll go that direction. If it's music, fine; if it's acting, fine.'

Brian Stokes Mitchell

MusicDirectionThoughtActingGo

Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

LoveTogetherLookingDirectionSame

The value of experience is not in seeing much, but in seeing wisely.

William Osler

ExperienceValueSeeingMuchWisely

At the start of the '50s, I had short hair. And I was getting nowhere.

Tiny Tim

HairStartShortShort HairNowhere

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