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Jean Jacques Rousseau
France
28 Jun 1712 // 2 Jul 1778
Philosopher / Writer
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On Freedom:
Free people, remember this maxim: we may acquire liberty, but it is never recovered if it is once lost
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On Danger:
Every man has a right to risk his own life for the preservation of it
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On Greats:
Base souls have no faith in great individuals
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On Modesty:
Although modesty is natural to man, it is not natural to children. Modesty only begins with the knowledge of evil
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On Misfortune:
All of my misfortunes come from having thought too well of my fellows
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On Silence:
Absolute silence leads to sadness. It is the image of death
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On Joy:
I have always said and felt that true enjoyment can not be described
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On Heart:
It is always a poor way of reading the hearts of others to try to conceal our own
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On Remorse:
Remorse goes to sleep during a prosperous period and wakes up in adversity
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On Life:
There is a period of life where we go back as we advance
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
On Anger:
"For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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Friedrich Nietzsche
On Destiny:
"Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
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Francis Bacon
On Friendship:
"A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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