Quotes from authors born in 1712
People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Force does not constitute right... obedience is due only to legitimate powers.
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Our greatest evils flow from ourselves.
Jean Jacques 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
Childhood is the sleep of reason.
Jean Jacques Rousseau
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