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
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A man who is not a fool can rid himself of every folly except vanity.
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If all were perfect Christians, individuals would do their duty; the people would be obedient to the laws, the magistrates incorrupt, and there would be neither vanity nor luxury in such a state.
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Provided a man is not mad, he can be cured of every folly but vanity.
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There is no folly of which a man who is not a fool cannot get rid except vanity; of this nothing cures a man except experience of its bad consequences, if indeed anything can cure it.
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Or, rather, let us be more simple and less vain.
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The English are predisposed to pride, the French to vanity.
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Provided a man is not mad, he can be cured of every folly but vanity; there is no cure for this but experience, if indeed there is any cure for it at all.
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The strongest is never strong enough always to be master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty
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Endurance and to be able to endure is the first lesson a child should learn because it's the one they will most need to know.
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Every man has the right to risk his own life in order to save it.
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Conscience is the voice of the soul; the passions are the voice of the body
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Free people, remember this maxim: We may acquire liberty, but it is never recovered if it is once lost.
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Most people believe that the longer you let these things go, the more likely you are to have something go wrong.
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I hate books; they only teach us to talk about what we don't know.