Jacques Rousseau Quotes

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

Jacques Rousseau

A feeble body weakens the mind. -Jean

Jacques Rousseau

Free people, remember this maxim: we may acquire liberty, but it is never recovered if it is once lost. -Jean

Jacques Rousseau

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

Jacques Rousseau

What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness? -Jean

Jacques Rousseau

Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion. -Jean

Jacques Rousseau

The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless. -Jean

Jacques Rousseau

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men. -Jean

Jacques Rousseau

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet. -Jean

Jacques Rousseau

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. -Jean

Jacques Rousseau

Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect. -Jean

Jacques Rousseau

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

Jacques Rousseau

Nature never deceives us; it is we who deceive ourselves. -Jean

Jacques Rousseau