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

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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 mans estate, is the gift of education. – Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Prudence keeps life safe, but does not often make it happy. – Samuel Johnson

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