Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Quotes

Every man has the right to risk his own life in order to preserve it. Has it ever been said that a man who throws himself out the window to escape from a fire is guilty of suicide?

Every man has the right to risk his own life in order to preserve it. Has it ever been said that a man who throws himself out the window to escape from a fire is guilty of suicide?

- Jean-Jacques Rousseau

A feeble body weakens the mind.

A feeble body weakens the mind.

- Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Nature never deceives us; it is we who deceive ourselves.

Nature never deceives us; it is we who deceive ourselves.

- Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion.

Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion.

- Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Plant and your spouse plants with you; weed and you weed alone.

Plant and your spouse plants with you; weed and you weed alone.

- Jean-Jacques Rousseau

The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.

The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.

- Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

- Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect.

Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect.

- Jean-Jacques Rousseau

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

- Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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