Take from the philosopher the pleasure of being heard and his desire for knowledge ceases. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The english think they are free. They are free only during the election of members of parliament. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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
The training of children is a profession, where we must know how to waste time in order to save it. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Those that are most slow in making a promise are the most faithful in the performance of it. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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
We are born weak, we need strength; helpless, we need aid; foolish, we need reason. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to combat with ourselves. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
When something an affliction happens to you, you either let it defeat you, or you defeat it. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
You forget that the fruits belong to all and that the land belongs to no one. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
When a man dies he clutches in his hands only that which he has given away during his lifetime. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
To live is not merely to breathe; it is to act; it is to make use of our organs. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau