Rousseau Quotes

Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

The only way to deal with temptation is to yield to it.

I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery.

Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains.

Freedom is obedience to self-formulated rules.

The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.

People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.

Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it.

To know what people really think, pay attention to what they do, rather than what they say.

Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing.

By doubting we come to investigate, and by investigating we come to the truth.

Those who are free are only free in chains.

I may not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it.

The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.

The strongest are those who are honest about their weaknesses.

To understand is to forgive.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.

Love has its own time, its own seasons, and its own reasons.

It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.

Change your thoughts and you change your world.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion.

I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

Believe you can and you’re halfway there.

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going.

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.

The best revenge is massive success.

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.

Do not wait for someone else to make your dreams come true. Take charge and make them happen yourself.

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