Jean Jacques Rousseau Quotes
Franco-Swiss philosopher of Enlightenment whose political ideas influenced the French Revolution, the development of socialist theory, and the growth of nationalism.
(1712 - 1778)
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A country cannot subsist well without liberty, nor liberty without virtue.
[Liberty]
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A feeble body weakens the mind.
[Mind]
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A loose and easy dress contributes much to give to both sexes those fine proportions of body that are observable in the Grecian statues, and which serve as models to our present artists.
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A man says what he knows, a woman says what will please
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A man who is not a fool can rid himself of every folly except vanity.
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Absolute silence leads to sadness. It is the image of death.
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Accent is the soul of language; it gives to it both feeling and truth.
[Accent]
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All of my misfortunes come from having thought too well of my fellows.
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All that time is lost which might be better employed
[One Day]
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Although modesty is natural to man, it is not natural to children. Modesty only begins with the knowledge of evil... Blushes are the sign of guilt; true innocence is ashamed of nothing.
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An honest man nearly always thinks justly.
[Justice]
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As long as there are rich people in the world, they will be desirous of distinguishing themselves from the poor.
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As soon as any man says of the affairs of the State 'What does it matter to me?' the State may be given up for lost.
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As soon as public service ceases to be the chief business of the citizens, and they would rather serve with their money than with their persons, the State is not far from its fall.
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At sixteen, the adolescent knows about suffering because he himself has suffered, but he barely know that other being also suffer; seeing without feeling is not knowledge.
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Base souls have no faith in great individuals.
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Brains well prepared are the monuments where human knowledge is most surely engraved.
[Intellect]
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Childhood is the sleep of reason.
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Cities are the abyss of the human species.
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Conscience is the voice of the soul, as the passions are the voice of the body. - No wonder they often contradict each other.
[Conscience]
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