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
cannot great however learned natural
However great a man's natural talent may be, the act of writing cannot be learned all at once.
goodness
Our will is always for our own good, but we do not always see what that is.
adversity either
When something an affliction happens to you, you either let it defeat you, or you defeat it.
bad fortune good
We do not know what is really good or bad fortune
nations people
Most nations, as well as people are impossible only in their youth; they become incorrigible as they grow older.
experience lived richest
The person who has lived the most is not the one who has lived the longest, but the one with the richest experiences
fruit patience proverbs
Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.