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Heroes are not known by the loftiness of their carriage; the greatest braggarts are generally the merest cowards.

~Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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It is too difficult to think nobly when one thinks only of earning a living.

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Every man has a right to risk his own life for the preservation of it.

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

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Force does not constitute right... obedience is due only to legitimate powers.

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Remorse sleeps during prosperity but awakes bitter consciousness during adversity.

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Our greatest evils flow from ourselves.

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Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect.

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Money is the seed of money, and the first guinea is sometimes more difficult to acquire than the second million.

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We should not teach children the sciences; but give them a taste for them.

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Philosopher

Born: June 28th, 1712

Died: July 2nd, 1778

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