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Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes: Although modesty is natural to man, it is not natural to children. Modesty only begins with the knowledge of evil.
         

Although modesty is natural to man, it is not natural to children. Modesty only begins with the knowledge of evil.


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People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.

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Why should we build our happiness on the opinons of others, when we can find it in our own hearts?

Why should we build our happiness on the opinons of others, when we can find it in our own hearts?



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Those people who treat politics and morality separately will never understand either of them.



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