Quote by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Take from the philosopher the pleasure of being heard and his desi

Take from the philosopher the pleasure of being heard and his desire for knowledge ceases. – Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Other quotes by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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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Education
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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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Knowledge
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Knowledge shrinks as wisdom grows. – Alfred North Whitehead

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Knowledge

Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give luster, and many more people see than weigh. – Lord Chesterfield

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Knowledge

The first step in a persons salvation is knowledge of their sin. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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Knowledge

We need to get back to reasoning and thinking things through. The future generation is being brought up in greed and without a true understanding of civics. There is no more emphasis on knowledge and time. As a society we need to process ideas and understand what certain principles are based upon. – Richard Dreyfuss

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Knowledge

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In a repressive society, a writer can be deeply influential, but in a society thats filled with glut and repetition and endless consumption, the act of terror may be the only meaningful act. – Don DeLillo

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Sometimes, when my wife and I were going out to dinner, I would take my laptop with me and work in the car, so as to take advantage of the half hour going and coming. – Thomas Friedman

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They that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils. – Francis Bacon

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