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Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes: Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to combat with ourselves.
         

Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to combat with ourselves.


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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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