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Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes

«Slaves lose everything in their chains, even the desire of escaping from them.»
«As long as there are rich people in the world, they will be desirous of distinguishing themselves from the poor.»
«How many famous and high-spirited heroes have lived a day too long?»
Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau | About: Heroism | Keywords: high-spirited, spirited
«To live is not breathing it is action.»
«At sixteen, the adolescent knows about suffering because he himself has suffered, but he barely knows that other beings also suffer.»
«Whoever blushes confesses guilt, true innocence never feels shame.»
«The person who is slowest in making a promise is most faithful in its performance.»
«Childhood is the sleep of reason.»
«Plant and your spouse plants with you; weed and you weed alone.»
Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau | Keywords: spouse, weed
«Cities are the abyss of the human species»

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