Famous quotes containing the word rousseau:
“Reading, solitude, idleness, a soft and sedentary life, intercourse with women and young people, these are perilous paths for a young man, and these lead him constantly into danger.”
—Jean-Jacques Rousseau (17121778)
“I only see clearly what I remember.”
—Jean-Jacques Rousseau (17121778)
“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 mans estate, is the gift of education.”
—Jean-Jacques Rousseau (17121778)