1712-1778, Swiss Political Philosopher, Educationist, Essayist
A country cannot subsist well without liberty, nor liberty without virtue.
Jean Jacques Rousseau – [Freedom]
A feeble body weakens the mind.
Jean Jacques Rousseau – [Health]
A man says what he knows, a woman says what will please.
Jean Jacques Rousseau – [Words]
Absolute silence leads to sadness. It is the image of death.
Jean Jacques Rousseau – [Silence]
Adversity is a great teacher, but this teacher makes us pay dearly for its instruction; and often the profit we derive, is not worth the price we paid.
Jean Jacques Rousseau – [Adversity]
All of my misfortunes come from having thought too well of my fellows.
Jean Jacques Rousseau – [Misfortunes]
Although modesty is natural to man, it is not natural to children. Modesty only begins with the knowledge of evil.
Jean Jacques Rousseau – [Modesty]
As long as there are rich people in the world, they will be desirous of distinguishing themselves from the poor.
Jean Jacques Rousseau – [Wealth]
Base souls have no faith in great individuals.
Jean Jacques Rousseau – [Faith]
Childhood is the sleep of reason.
Jean Jacques Rousseau – [Children]
Conscience is the voice of the soul; the passions of the body.
Jean Jacques Rousseau – [Conscience]
Do not judge, and you will never be mistaken.
Jean Jacques Rousseau – [Judgment and Judges]
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.
Jean Jacques Rousseau – [Endurance]
Every man has the right to risk his own life in order to save it.
Jean Jacques Rousseau – [Life and Living]
Falsehood has an infinity of combinations, but truth has only one mode of being.
Jean Jacques Rousseau – [Truth]
Fame is but the breath of people, and that often unwholesome.
Jean Jacques Rousseau – [Fame]
Free people, remember this maxim: We may acquire liberty, but it is never recovered if it is once lost.
Jean Jacques Rousseau – [Freedom]
Good laws lead to the making of better ones; bad ones bring about worse.
Jean Jacques Rousseau – [Laughter]
Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect.
Jean Jacques Rousseau – [Gratitude]
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 – [Greatness]