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Jean Jacques Rousseau

Jean Jacques Rousseau

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If there were a nation of gods, they would govern themselves democratically; but such a perfect government is not suitable for men.

Jean Jacques Rousseau

Jean Jacques Rousseau

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Work constitutes an indispensable duty for the social man. Rich or poor, powerful or weak, every idle citizen is a thief.

Jean Jacques Rousseau

Jean Jacques Rousseau

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If reason makes the man, feeling guides him.

Jean Jacques Rousseau

Jean Jacques Rousseau

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The soul withstands sharp pains much better than prolonged sadness.

Jean Jacques Rousseau

Jean Jacques Rousseau

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The kind of happiness I need is less doing what I want than not doing what I don't want.

Jean Jacques Rousseau

Jean Jacques Rousseau

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A good father is worth a hundred teachers.

Jean Jacques Rousseau

Jean Jacques Rousseau

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I know no greater enemy of man than he who is a friend to everyone.

Jean Jacques Rousseau

Jean Jacques Rousseau

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It is always more valuable to have the respect than the admiration of people.

Jean Jacques Rousseau

Jean Jacques Rousseau

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The man who has lived the most is not the one who has lived the most years, but the one who has experienced life the most.

Jean Jacques Rousseau

Jean Jacques Rousseau

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The youth is the time to study wisdom; old age, the time to practice it.

Jean Jacques Rousseau

Jean Jacques Rousseau

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Injuries are the excuses of those who are at fault.