Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseauwas a Francophone Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer of the 18th century. His political philosophy influenced the Enlightenment in France and across Europe, as well as aspects of the French Revolution and the overall development of modern political and educational thought...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth28 June 1712
CityGeneva, Switzerland
CountryFrance
men long people
The word ‘slavery’ and ‘right’ are contradictory, they cancel each other out. Whether as between one man and another, or between one man and a whole people, it would always be absurd to say: "I hereby make a covenant with you which is wholly at your expense and wholly to my advantage; I will respect it so long as I please and you shall respect it as long as I wish.
made
There is no evildoer who could not be made good for something.
simple vanity ego
Or, rather, let us be more simple and less vain.
heart power follow-your-heart
Nothing is less in our power than the heart, and far from commanding we are forced to obey it.
philosophical land environmental
You forget that the fruits belong to all and that the land belongs to no one.
life breathing
Living is not breathing but doing.
motivational trust nature
Nature never deceives us; it is we who deceive ourselves.
freedom thinking election
The English think they are free. They are free only during the election of members of parliament.
hate book philosophical
I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about.
hate book people
I hate books, for they only teach people to talk about what they don't understand.
mold broke made
God made me and broke the mold.
truth philosophical infinity
Falsehood has an infinity of combinations, but truth has only one mode of being.
innocence guilty ashamed
Whoever blushes is already guilty; true innocence is ashamed of nothing.
giving soul feelings
Accent is the soul of language; it gives to it both feeling and truth.