The bigger a state becomes the more liberty diminishes. Jean-Jacques Rousseau More Quotes by Jean-Jacques Rousseau More Quotes From Jean-Jacques Rousseau A feeble body weakens the mind. Jean-Jacques Rousseau feeble-mindsbodymind Whoever blushes is already guilty; true innocence is ashamed of nothing. Jean-Jacques Rousseau innocenceguiltyashamed If there is in this world a well-attested account, it is that of vampires. Nothing is lacking: official reports, affidavits of well-known people, of surgeons, of priests, of magistrates; the judicial proof is most complete. And with all that, who is there who believes in vampires? Jean-Jacques Rousseau vampirebelievepeople Take the course opposite to custom and you will almost always do well. Jean-Jacques Rousseau philosophicalriskopposites We can never put ourselves in the shoes of children; we cannot fathom their thoughts, we lend them ours; and always following ourown reasoning, we stuff their heads with extravagance and error. Jean-Jacques Rousseau errorseducationchildren In truth, laws are always useful to those with possessions and harmful to those who have nothing; from which it follows that the social state is advantageous to men only when all possess something and none has too much. Jean-Jacques Rousseau too-muchlawmen The man who meditates is a depraved animal. Jean-Jacques Rousseau reflectionanimalmen Men, in general, are not this or that, they are what they are made to be. Jean-Jacques Rousseau human-naturesocietymen Nature never deceives us; it is we who deceive ourselves. Jean-Jacques Rousseau trustnaturemotivational The money that we possess is the instrument of liberty, that which we lack and strive to obtain is the instrument of slavery. Jean-Jacques Rousseau slaverylibertymoney We cannot work for others without working for ourselves. Jean-Jacques Rousseau In any case, frequent punishments are a sign of weakness or slackness in the government. There is no man so bad that he cannot be made good for something. No man should be put to death, even as an example, if he can be left to live without danger to society. Jean-Jacques Rousseau weaknessexamplemen Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect. Jean-Jacques Rousseau inspirational-christmasphilosophicalgratitude The happiest is he who suffers least; the most miserable is he who enjoys least. Jean-Jacques Rousseau miserableenjoysuffering Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity. Jean-Jacques Rousseau philosophicaladversitysleep Smell is the sense of memory and desire. Jean-Jacques Rousseau smelldesirememories Beware of listening to this impostor; you are undone if you once forget that the fruits of the earth belong to us all, and the earth itself to nobody. Jean-Jacques Rousseau immigrationearthlistening Usurpers always bring about or select troublous times to get passed, under cover of the public terror, destructive laws, which the people would never adopt in cold blood. The moment chosen is one of the surest means of distinguishing the work of the legislator from that of the tyrant. Jean-Jacques Rousseau tyrantsmeanblood I may not be better than other people, but at least I'm different. Jean-Jacques Rousseau differentmaypeople Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains. Those who think themselves the masters of others are indeed greater slaves than they. Jean-Jacques Rousseau menpeacethinking
