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“It is not our criminal actions that require courage to confess, but those which are ridiculous and foolish.”

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a French philosopher, writer, and composer, considered one of the most important figures of the Enlightenment. His works have had a profound impact on subsequent literature, political, and social theories. more

“Equality is deemed by many a mere speculative chimera, which can never be reduced to practice. But if the abuse is inevitable, does it follow that we ought not to try at least to mitigate it? It is precisely because the force of things tends always to destroy equality that the force of the legislature must always tend to maintain it.”

Ifs Trying Doe Force Practice Ought Abuse Mere Equality Inevitable Legislature Chimera

Book:An Inquiry into the Nature of the Social Contract; or principles of political right. Translated from the French

Source: An Inquiry into the Nature of the Social Contract; or principles of political right. Translated from the French

“Physical evils destroy themselves, or they destroy us.”

Evil

Author:Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“Gracefulness cannot subsist without ease; delicacy is not debility; nor must a woman be sick in order to please. Infirmity, and sickness may excite our pity, but desire and pleasure require the bloom and vigor of health.”

May Desire Order Pleasure Grace Please Sick Pity Ease Sickness Vigor Delicacy Infirmity Gracefulness

Book:Emilius and Sophia: Or, A New System of Education

Source: Emilius and Sophia: Or, A New System of Education

“The science of government is only a science of combinations, of applications, and of exceptions, according to times, places and circumstances.”

Government Circumstances Combination Exception Application

Author:Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“To try to conceal our own heart is a bad means to read that of others.”

Trying Heart Mean

Author:Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“It is always a poor way of reading the hearts of others to try to conceal our own. [Fr., C'est toujours un mauvais moyen de lire dans le coeur des autres que d'affecter de cacher le sien.]”

Way Trying Heart Reading Poor

Author:Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“Men speak from knowledge, women from imagination.”

Men Speak Imagination

Author:Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“The man is best served who has no occasion to put the hands of others at the end of his own arms.”

Men Ends Hands He Man Arms Independence Occasions

Author:Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“The writings of women are always cold and pretty like themselves. There is as much wit as you may desire, but never any soul.”

Writing May Soul Desire Literature Cold Wit

Author:Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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