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Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes: People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.
         

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


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People in their natural state are basically good. But this natural innocence,however, is corrupted by the evils of society.

People in their natural state are basically good. But this natural innocence,however, is corrupted by the evils of society.



I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery.

I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery.



There are always four sides to a story: your side, their side, the truth and what really happened.

There are always four sides to a story: your side, their side, the truth and what really happened.



Freedom is the power to choose our own chains

Freedom is the power to choose our own chains



The freedom of Mankind does not lie in the fact that can do what we want, but that we do not have to do that which we do not want.

The freedom of Mankind does not lie in the fact that can do what we want, but that we do not have to do that which we do not want.



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?



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

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



I am not made like any of those I have seen. I venture to believe that I am not made like any of those who are in existence. If I am not better, at least I am different.

I am not made like any of those I have seen. I venture to believe that I am not made like any of those who are in existence. If I am not better, at least I am different.



No one is happy unless he respects himself.

No one is happy unless he respects himself.



The person who has lived the most is not the one with the most years but the one with the richest experiences.

The person who has lived the most is not the one with the most years but the one with the richest experiences.





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No wonder she was so underweight. She was desperate to please a woman that could never be pleased, in the hopes of being loved and accepted by the very person that should be giving that freely.

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When I stand before thee at the day's end, thou shalt see my scars and know that I had my wounds and also my healing.

When I stand before thee at the day's end, thou shalt see my scars and know that I had my wounds and also my healing.



I grew up with just my mum and sister, so I respect women a lot.

I grew up with just my mum and sister, so I respect women a lot.



Ah! well away! Seasons flower and fade.

Ah! well away! Seasons flower and fade.



Revenge is a particularly interesting concept, especially the notion of whether or not it exists outside of just an abstract idea.

Revenge is a particularly interesting concept, especially the notion of whether or not it exists outside of just an abstract idea.



In my very own self, I am part of my family.

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It is not to everyone's taste that truth should be pronounced pleasant. But at least let no one believe that error becomes truth when it is pronounced unpleasant.

It is not to everyone's taste that truth should be pronounced pleasant. But at least let no one believe that error becomes truth when it is pronounced unpleasant.



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When we ignore the body, we are more easily victimized by it.




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