Source: Discourse on the Origin of Inequality
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Famous Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes
Source: Emilius and Sophia: Or, A New System of Education
“That man is truly free who desires what he is able to perform, and does what he desires.”
Source: Emile
“To make a man richer, give him more money of curb his desires.”
“Take from the philosopher the pleasure of being heard and his desire for knowledge ceases.”
“Slaves lose everything in their chains, even the desire of escaping from them.”
Source: The Social Contract
“It is hard to prevent oneself from believing what one so keenly desires.”
Source: Emile