The body politic, as well as the human body, begins to die as soon as it is born, and carries itself the causes of its destruction.
More Quotes by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Free people, remember this maxim: we may acquire liberty, but it is never recovered if it is once lost.
Plant and your spouse plants with you; weed and you weed alone.
Our will is always for our own good, but we do not always see what that is.
Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion.
People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.
No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.