“Take from the philosopher the pleasure of being heard and his desire for knowledge ceases.” Jean-Jacques Rousseau DesireKnowledge
“The English think they are free. They are free only during the election of members of parliament.” Jean-Jacques Rousseau
“The first step towards vice is to shroud innocent actions in mystery, and whoever likes to conceal something sooner or later has reason to conceal it.” Jean-Jacques Rousseau ActionWar
“To endure is the first thing that a child ought to learn, and that which he will have the most need to know.” Jean-Jacques Rousseau ChildLearn
“We are born, so to speak, twice over; born into existence, and born into life; born a human being, and born a man.” Jean-Jacques Rousseau Life
“We pity in others only the those evils which we ourselves have experienced.” Jean-Jacques Rousseau EvilExperience