Rousseau

Famous quotes containing the word rousseau:

“The first man, who after enclosing a piece of ground, took it into his head to say, this is mine, and found people simple enough to believe him, was the real founder of civil society.”
—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)

“I only see clearly what I remember.”
—Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778)