Rousseau

Famous quotes containing the word rousseau:

“We can never put ourselves in the shoes of children; we cannot fathom their thoughts, we lend them ours; and always following our own reasoning, we stuff their heads with extravagance and error.”
—Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778)

“We are born weak, we need strength; helpless, we need aid; foolish, we need reason. All that we lack at birth, all that we need when we come to man’s estate, is the gift of education.”
—Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778)

“No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.”
—Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778)