Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseauwas a Francophone Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer of the 18th century. His political philosophy influenced the Enlightenment in France and across Europe, as well as aspects of the French Revolution and the overall development of modern political and educational thought...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth28 June 1712
CityGeneva, Switzerland
CountryFrance
Jean-Jacques Rousseau quotes about
body politics causes
The body politic, as well as the human body, begins to die as soon as it is born, and carries itself the causes of its destruction.
inspired bearable persons
Love, known to the person by whom it is inspired, becomes more bearable.
heart men liberty
Liberty is not to be found in any form of government; she is in the heart of the free man; he bears her with him everywhere.
hero character scripture
The truths of the Scriptures are so marked and inimitable, that the inventor would be more of a miraculous character than the hero.
shopping morality
One can buy anything with money except morality.
honesty eye atheism
All kinds of frankness and honesty are terrible crimes in the eyes of society.
unity i-can knows
I don't know what is truth,but I can tell you how to find it!
philosophy light doubt
I also realized that the philosophers, far from ridding me of my vain doubts, only multiplied the doubts that tormented me and failed to remove any one of them. So I chose another guide and said, Let me follow the Inner Light; it will not lead me so far astray as others have done, or if it does it will be my own fault, and I shall not go so far wrong if I follow my own illusions as if I trusted to their deceits.
doers ill
There is not a single ill-doer who could not be turned to some good.
simple expression soul
It is believed that physiognomy is only a simple development of the features already marked out by nature. It is my opinion, however, that in addition to this development, the features come insensibly to be formed and assume their shape from the frequent and habitual expression of certain affections of the soul. These affections are marked on the countenance; nothing is more certain than this; and when they turn into habits, they must leave on it durable impressions.
progress periods retrograde
There is a period of life when we go back as we advance. [Fr., Il est un terme de la vie au-dela duquel en retrograde en avancant.]
adversity sleep wake-up
Remorse goes to sleep during a prosperous period and wakes up in adversity. [Fr., Le remords s'endort durant un destin prospere et s'aigrit dans l'adversite.]
perfection abstinence reason
Abstaining so as really to enjoy, is the epicurism, the very perfection, of reason.
anxiety anxious
Generally we obtain very surely and very speedily what we are not too anxious to obtain.