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 eulogy age
Women speak at an earlier age, more easily, and more agreeably than men; they are accused also of speaking more; this is as it should be, and I willingly change the reproach into a eulogy.
sleep atmosphere prosperity
Remorse sleeps in the atmosphere of prosperity.
hero character scripture
The truths of the Scriptures are so marked and inimitable, that the inventor would be more of a miraculous character than the hero.
heart majesty scripture
The majesty of the Scriptures strikes me with admiration, as the purity of the gospel has its influence on my heart.
taste-and-judgment speak microscopes
Taste is, so to speak, the microscope of the judgment.
taxation may pay
He who has the base necessities of life should pay nothing; taxation on him who has a surplus may, if need be; extend to everything beyond necessities.
men vanity fool
A man who is not a fool can rid himself of every folly except vanity.
people gunpowder lost
The strength of the people is effective only if it is concentrated; it evaporates and is lost when it is dispersed, just as gunpowder scattered on the ground ignites only grain by grain.
unity i-can knows
I don't know what is truth,but I can tell you how to find it!
food book giving
It has always pleased me to read while eating if I have no companion; it gives me the society I lack. I devour alternately a page and a mouthful; it is as though my book were dining with me.
god people sane
If there wasn't a God we would have to invent one to keep people sane.
doers ill
There is not a single ill-doer who could not be turned to some good.
men rights law
It is to law alone that men owe justice and liberty. It is this salutary organ, of the will of all which establishes in civil rights the natural equality between men. It is this celestial voice which dictates to each citizen the precepts of public reason, and teaches him to act according to the rules of his own judgment and not to behave inconsistently with himself. It is with this voice alone that political leaders should speak when. they command.
reputation posterity
Posterity is always just.