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Quotes by Jacques Rousseau

The thirst after happiness is never extinguished in the heart of a man.

Jean Jacques Rousseau : Swiss-born French philosopher & writer
Jacques Rousseau (1712 - 1778)
 
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As evening approached, I came down from the heights of the island, and I liked then to go and sit on the shingle in some secluded spot by the lake; there the noise of the waves and the movement of the water, taking hold of my senses and driving all other agitation from my soul, would plunge me into delicious reverie in which night often stole upon me unawares.

Jean Jacques Rousseau : Swiss-born French philosopher & writer
Jacques Rousseau (1712 - 1778)
 
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Great men never make bad use of their superiority; they see it, and feel it, and are not less modest. The more they have, the more they know their own deficiencies.

Jean Jacques Rousseau : Swiss-born French philosopher & writer
Jacques Rousseau (1712 - 1778)
 
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I have suffered too much in this world not to hope for another.

Jean Jacques Rousseau : Swiss-born French philosopher & writer
Jacques Rousseau (1712 - 1778)
 
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The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless

Jean Jacques Rousseau : Swiss-born French philosopher & writer
Jacques Rousseau (1712 - 1778)
 
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To write a good love letter, you ought to begin without knowing what you mean to say, and to finish without knowing what you have written.

Jean Jacques Rousseau : Swiss-born French philosopher & writer
Jacques Rousseau (1712 - 1778)
 
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Government originated in the attempt to find a form of association that defends and protects the person and property of each with the common force of all.

Jean Jacques Rousseau : Swiss-born French philosopher & writer
Jacques Rousseau (1712 - 1778)
 
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Force does not constitute right...obedience is due only to legitimate powers.

Jean Jacques Rousseau : Swiss-born French philosopher & writer
Jacques Rousseau (1712 - 1778)
Source: The Social Contract, 1762
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He who pretends to look upon death without fear, lies

Jean Jacques Rousseau : Swiss-born French philosopher & writer
Jacques Rousseau (1712 - 1778)
 
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Take the course opposite to custom and you will almost always do well.

Jean Jacques Rousseau : Swiss-born French philosopher & writer
Jacques Rousseau (1712 - 1778)
 
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