It has always pleased me to read while eating if I have no companion; it gives me the society I lack. I devour alternately a page and a mouthful; it is as though my book were dining with me. Jean-Jacques Rousseau More Quotes by Jean-Jacques Rousseau More Quotes From Jean-Jacques Rousseau Behold the works of our philosophers; with all their pompous diction, how mean and contemptible they are by comparison with the Scriptures! Is it possible that a book at once so simple and sublime should be merely the work of man? Jean-Jacques Rousseau simple mean book A citizen should render to the state all the services he can as soon as the sovereign demands them. Jean-Jacques Rousseau sovereign demand citizens Quit thy childhood, my friend, and wake up! Jean-Jacques Rousseau childhood wake-up responsibility Cities are the abyss of the human species. Jean-Jacques Rousseau abyss humans cities Many men, seemingly impelled by fortune, hasten forward to meet misfortune half way. Jean-Jacques Rousseau half men way A man who is not a fool can rid himself of every folly except vanity. Jean-Jacques Rousseau vanity fool men It is to law alone that men owe justice and liberty. It is this salutary organ, of the will of all which establishes in civil rights the natural equality between men. It is this celestial voice which dictates to each citizen the precepts of public reason, and teaches him to act according to the rules of his own judgment and not to behave inconsistently with himself. It is with this voice alone that political leaders should speak when. they command. Jean-Jacques Rousseau voice rights men He who pretends to look upon death without fear, lies Jean-Jacques Rousseau fear death lying There is a period in life when we go backwards as we advance. Jean-Jacques Rousseau backwards periods Good laws lead to the making of better ones; bad ones bring about worse. Jean-Jacques Rousseau internet laughter law Even knaves may be made good for something. Jean-Jacques Rousseau knaves knavery may Once you teach people to say what they do not understand, it is easy enough to get them to say anything you like. v One could wish no easier death than that of Socrates, calmly discussing philosophy with his friends; one could fear nothing worse than that of Jesus, dying in torment, among the insults, the mockery, the curses of the whole nation. In the midst of these terrible sufferings, Jesus prays for his cruel murderers. Yes, if the life and death of Socrates are those of a philosopher, the life and death of Christ are those of a God. Jean-Jacques Rousseau philosophy people jesus Our passions are the chief means of self-preservation; to try to destroy them is therefore as absurd as it is useless; this would be to overcome nature, to reshape God's handiwork. If God bade man annihilate the passions he has given him, God would bid him be and not be; He would contradict himself. He has never given such a foolish commandment, there is nothing like it written on the heart of man, and what God will have a man do, He does not leave to the words of another man. He speaks Himself; His words are written in the secret heart. Jean-Jacques Rousseau passion heart mean The truth brings no man a fortune. Jean-Jacques Rousseau fortune men What, then, is the government? An intermediary body established between the subjects and the sovereign for their mutual communication, and charged with the execution of the laws and the maintenance of freedom, civil as well as political. Jean-Jacques Rousseau communication government law He who pretends to look on death without fear lies. All men are afraid of dying, this is the great law of sentient beings, without which the entire human species would soon be destroyed. Jean-Jacques Rousseau men death lying Money is the seed of money. Jean-Jacques Rousseau seeds inspirational Our greatest evils flow from ourselves. Jean-Jacques Rousseau flow evil All that time is lost which might be better employed. Jean-Jacques Rousseau lost time might Conscience is the voice of the soul, the passions are the voice of the body. It is strange that these voices often contradict each other? Jean-Jacques Rousseau passion voice soul
