34 Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes for You to Enjoy

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

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

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

Falsehood has an infinity of combinations, but truth has only one mode of being. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Truth Only Combinations Falsehood Mode Infinity Being

All of my misfortunes come from having thought too well of my fellows. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Thought Too Having Misfortunes Come Well Fellows

Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Adversity Prosperity Sleeps Bitter Remorse Consciousness

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

I long remained a child, and I am still one in many respects. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Long Respects Remained Am Still Child Many Many Respects

Childhood is the sleep of reason. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Childhood Reason Sleep

Every man has a right to risk his own life for the preservation of it. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Life Man Own Every Risk His Right Every Man Preservation

Our will is always for our own good, but we do not always see what that is. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Good Will Own Our See Always

Take from the philosopher the pleasure of being heard and his desire for knowledge ceases. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Knowledge Philosopher Pleasure Take His Heard Ceases Being Desire

I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Hate Nothing Books About Only Know Talk Us Teach Things

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