Quote by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Every man has the right to risk his own life in order to preserve

Every man has the right to risk his own life in order to preserve it. Has it ever been said that a man who throws himself out the window to escape from a fire is guilty of suicide? – Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Other quotes by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Money is the seed of money, and the first guinea is sometimes more difficult to acquire than the second million. – Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Money
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No true believer could be intolerant or a persecutor. If I were a magistrate and the law carried the death penalty against atheists, I would begin by sending to the stake whoever denounced another. – Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Death
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Risk
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Don’t refuse to go on an occasional wild goose chase — that’s what wild geese are for. – Author Unknown

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Nothing will ever be attempted, if all possible objections must be first overcome. – Samuel Johnson, Rasselas, 1759

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What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail? – Robert H. Schuller

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While forbidden fruit is said to taste sweeter, it usually spoils faster. – Abigail van Buren

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Take heed you do not find what you do not seek. – English Proverb

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