Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes

Jean-Jacques Rousseau
French Philosopher
Born: Jun 28, 1712
Died: Jul 2, 1778
Life Man Only People Will You
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Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Patience Fruit Sweet Bitter
The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Reality World Imagination Boundless Limits
Absolute silence leads to sadness. It is the image of death. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Death Silence Sadness Absolute Leads Image
Insults are the arguments employed by those who are in the wrong. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Argument Those Wrong Employed Insults Who
Nature never deceives us; it is we who deceive ourselves. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Nature Ourselves Never Deceive Deceives Us Who
Free people, remember this maxim: we may acquire liberty, but it is never recovered if it is once lost. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
People Liberty Remember Free Lost Once Free People Recovered Never Maxim May Acquire
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? Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Life Man Fire Own Every Suicide Guilty Out Window Risk Throws Himself Said Been His Escape Order Who Ever Right Every Man Preserve
People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Great People Brainy Men Say Know Talkers While Little Much Who
Plant and your spouse plants with you; weed and you weed alone. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Alone You Gardening Plant Plants Weed Spouse Your
Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Happiness Good Digestion Account Bank Bank Account Cook Good Cook Good Digestion
Heroes are not known by the loftiness of their carriage; the greatest braggarts are generally the merest cowards. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Heroes Cowards Carriage Generally Known Greatest
It is too difficult to think nobly when one thinks only of earning a living. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Living Difficult Think Too Earning Only Nobly Thinks
The English think they are free. They are free only during the election of members of parliament. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Election Free Think Members Only Parliament English
Religious persecutors are not believers, they are rascals. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Religious Rascals Believers
Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Thankful Gratitude Duty Ought None Expect Which Paid Right
All of my misfortunes come from having thought too well of my fellows. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Thought Too Having Misfortunes Come Well Fellows
To endure is the first thing that a child ought to learn, and that which he will have the most need to know. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Will First Ought He Know Most Learn First Thing Child The First Thing Endure Which Thing Need
It is a mania shared by philosophers of all ages to deny what exists and to explain what does not exist. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Philosophers Shared Does Exist Exists Deny Mania Explain Ages
Childhood is the sleep of reason. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Childhood Reason Sleep
When something an affliction happens to you, you either let it defeat you, or you defeat it. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
You Affliction Defeat Something Happens Either
God made me and broke the mold. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
God Me Made Broke Mold
Base souls have no faith in great individuals. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Faith Great Individuals Souls Base
I only see clearly what I remember. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Remember See Only Clearly
We do not know what is really good or bad fortune. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Good Bad Know Really Fortune

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