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The world is the book of women. Whatever knowledge they may possess is more commonly acquired by observation than by reading.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Age: 66 †
Born: 1712
Born: June 28
Died: 1778
Died: July 2
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If Socrates died like a philosopher, Jesus Christ died like a God.
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It is too difficult to think nobly when one thinks only of earning a living.
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Liberty may be gained, but can never be recovered.
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I do not know is a phrase which becomes us.
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The more humanity owes him, the more society denies him. Every door is shut against him, even when he has a right to its being opened: and if he ever obtains justice, it is with much greater difficulty than others obtain favors.
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