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Famous Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes
“The mind grows narrow in proportion as the soul grows corrupt.”
“Liberty is obedience to the law which one has laid down for oneself”
“A man says what he knows, a woman says what will please.”
“Supreme happiness consists in self-content.”
“The man who meditates is a depraved animal.”
“By doing good we become good.”
“What good would it be to possess the whole universe if one were its only survivor?”
“In the strict sense of the term, a true democracy has never existed, and never will exist.”
“It is hard to prevent oneself from believing what one so keenly desires.”
“Innocence is ashamed of nothing.”
“I do not know is a phrase which becomes us.”
“Women, in general, are not attracted to art at all, nor knowledge, and not at all to genius.”
“Provided a man is not mad, he can be cured of every folly but vanity.”
“Liberty may be gained, but can never be recovered.”
“Truth is an homage that the good man pays to his own dignity.”
“He thinks like a philosopher, but governs like a king.”
“If there wasn't a God we would have to invent one to keep people sane.”
“There is not a single ill-doer who could not be turned to some good.”
“Whatever may be our natural talents, the art of writing is not acquired all at once.”
“The money you have gives you freedom; the money you pursue enslaves you.”