jean jacques rousseau

“ Plants are shaped by cultivation and men by education. ”

“ We are born, so to speak, twice over; born into existence, and born into life; born a human being, and born a man. ”

“ The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless. ”

“ What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness? ”

“ I would rather be a man of paradoxes than a man of prejudices. ”

“ Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect. ”

“ I loved too sincerely, too completely, I venture to say, to be able to be happy easily. ”

“ Falsehood has an infinity of combinations, but truth has only one mode of being. ”

“ Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion. ”

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