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Quote by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“To live is not breathing it is action.”

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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

“We have penetrated far less deeply into the regularities obtaining within the realm of living things, but deeply enough nevertheless to sense at least the rule of fixed necessity... what is still lacking here is a grasp of the connections of profound generality, but not a knowledge of order itself.”

Life Stills Enough Order Connections Profound Fixed Realms Nevertheless Lacking Living Things Obtaining Regularity Generalities

Book:Out of My Later Years: The Scientist, Philosopher, and Man Portrayed Through His Own Words

Source: Out of My Later Years: The Scientist, Philosopher, and Man Portrayed Through His Own Words

“We Japanese enjoy the small pleasures, not extravagance. I believe a man should have a simple lifestyle - even if he can afford more.”

Ifs Men Life Should Believe I Believe Enjoy Simple Pleasure Should Have Lifestyle Simple Life Extravagance Small Pleasures

Author:Masaru Ibuka

“We never live, but we hope to live; and as we are always arranging to be happy, it must be that we never are so.”

Life Arranging Hope To Live

Author:Blaise Pascal

“We only seem to learn from Life that Life doesn't matter so much as it seemed to do - it's not so burningly important, after all, what happens. We crawl, like blinking sea-creatures, out of the Ocean onto a spur of rock, we creep over the promontory bewildered and dazzled and hurting ourselves, then we drop in the ocean on the other side: and the little transit doesn't matter so much.”

Life Littles Important Matter Seems Happens Sides Hurt Sea Rocks Creatures Ocean Creeps Spurs Bewildered Drops In The Ocean

Book:The Letters of D. H. Lawrence

Source: The Letters of D. H. Lawrence

“You can't applaud a referee.”

Inspirational Umpires Referee

Author:Alex Ferguson

“I'm always trying to do stuff I haven't done before or challenge myself so I'm not resting on my laurels all of the time because if I just found my little niche and never left it, I'd be pretty boring, I think.”

Ifs Thinking Trying Littles Done Found Left Stuff Challenges Havens Boring Always Trying Niche Laurels

Author:Zooey Deschanel

“I remember the first time I saw him. He was 13 and just floated over the ground like a cockier spaniel chasing a piece of silver paper in the wind.”

Inspirational Firsts Remember United Saws Pieces Wind Paper First Time Silver Chasing Alex Spaniels

Author:Alex Ferguson

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