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
philosophical adversity sleep
Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity.
philosophical swag said
I have always said and felt that true enjoyment can not be described.
philosophical hero long
How many famous and high-spirited heroes have lived a day too long?
love philosophical romance
Our affections as well as our bodies are in perpetual flux.
children philosophical adversity
To endure is the first thing that a child ought to learn, and that which he will have the most need to know.
philosophical doe obedience
Force does not constitute right... obedience is due only to legitimate powers.
philosophical desire philosopher
Take from the philosopher the pleasure of being heard and his desire for knowledge ceases.
sympathy philosophy philosophical
We pity in others only the those evils which we ourselves have experienced.
philosophy philosophical people
Fame is but the breath of people, and that often unwholesome.
philosophical land environmental
You forget that the fruits belong to all and that the land belongs to no one.
hate book philosophical
I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about.
truth philosophical infinity
Falsehood has an infinity of combinations, but truth has only one mode of being.
children philosophical order
The training of children is a profession, where we must know how to waste time in order to save it.
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Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect.