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Life Quotes by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- The man who gets the most out of life is not the one who has lived it longest, but the one who has felt life…
- It is in man's heart that the life of nature's spectacle exists; to see it, one must feel it.
- We are born, so to speak, twice over; born into existence, and born into life; born a human being, and born a man.
- All through life a man has need of a counsellor and guide.
- Yes, if the life and death of Socrates are those of a wise man, the life and death of Jesus are those of a god.
- Living is not breathing but doing.
- To live is not breathing it is action.
- Do not base your life on the judgments of others; first, because they are as likely to be mistaken as you are, and further, because…
- Men and women are made for each other, but their mutual dependence differs in degrees; man is dependent on woman through his desires; woman is…
- He who has the base necessities of life should pay nothing; taxation on him who has a surplus may, if need be; extend to everything…
- People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.
- 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…
- The person who has lived the most is not the one with the most years but the one with the richest experiences.
- Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion.
- It is too difficult to think nobly when one thinks only of earning a living.
- Every man has a right to risk his own life for the preservation of it.
- Reading, solitude, idleness, a soft and sedentary life, intercourse with women and young people, these are perilous paths for a young man, and these lead…
- To live is not to breathe but to act. It is to make use of our organs, our senses, our faculties, of all the parts…
- The only moral lesson which is suited for a child--the most important lesson for every time of life--is this: 'Never hurt anybody.
- Teach him to live rather than to avoid death: life is not breath, but action, the use of our senses, our mind, our faculties, every…
- You are worried about seeing him spend his early years in doing nothing. What! Is it nothing to be happy? Nothing to skip, play and…
- True Christians are made to be slaves, and they know it and do not mind; this short life counts for too little in their eyes
More Life Quotes
- Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
- We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and providing for… — Hannah Arendt
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- I find that it's hard to fully examine one's life and not have faith be part of the discussion. — J. J. Abrams
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. — Aristotle
- Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies. — Aristotle
- We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- Happiness depends upon ourselves. — Aristotle
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle