“The decent man and the lover holds back even when he could obtain what he wishes. To win this silent consent is to make use of all the violence permitted in love. To read it in the eyes, to see it in the ways in spite of the mouth's denial, that is the art of he who knows how to love. If he then completes his happiness, he is not brutal, he is decent. He does not insult chasteness; he respects it; he serves it.”
Quote by Jean Jacques Rousseau
Work
Œuvres complètes - 93 titres
Browse quotes and source details for this work. more
Author
You May Also Like
“Empowering children and adults through the wonderful world of children’s literature!”
Source: Science Behind A Perfect Life
Source: The little woman in black 1886 [Leather Bound]
Source: An Edith Tiempo Reader
Source: Unnatural Law
“You know teenage boys, you own one-Mason Lerner”
Source: Unnatural Law
“An idea whose time has come cannot be stopped by any army or any government”
Source: The Revolution: A Manifesto