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Great Quotes by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- 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…
- At length I recollected the thoughtless saying of a great princess, who, on being informed that the country people had no bread, replied, "Let them…
- I think it impossible that the great monarchies of Europe can last much longer.
- Do to others as you would have others do to you, inspires all men with that other maxim of natural goodness a great deal less…
- Everything made by man may be destroyed by man; there are no ineffaceable characters except those engraved by nature; and nature makes neither princes nor…
- But in some great souls, who consider themselves as citizens of the world, and forcing the imaginary barriers that separate people from people...
- People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.
- What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?
- Base souls have no faith in great individuals.
- Teach your scholar to observe the phenomena of nature; you will soon rouse his curiosity, but if you would have it grow, do not be…
- However great a man's natural talent may be, the act of writing cannot be learned all at once.
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