The wisest writers devote themselves to what a man ought to know, without asking what a child is capable of learning. They are always looking for the… - Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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The wisest writers devote themselves to what a man ought to know, without asking what a child is capable of learning. They are always looking for the man in the child, without considering what he is before he becomes a man.

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About Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (June 28, 1712 – July 2, 1778) was a major French-speaking Genevan philosopher of Enlightenment whose political ideas influenced the French Revolution, the development of socialist theory, and the growth of nationalism.

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Alternative Names: Citizen of Geneva Jean Jacques Rousseau J. J. Rousseau Rousseau J.J. Rousseau JJ Rousseau
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Öğrencinize hiçbir şekilde sözlü ders vermeyin; o, derslerin yalnızca deneyimini almalıdır; ona hiçbir türlü ceza da vermeyin, çünkü kabahatli olmanın ne olduğunu bilmez; ona hiçbir zaman af diletmeyin, çünkü o sizi kırmayı beceremez. Eylemlerinde her türlü ahlak anlayışından yoksun olduğundan, ahlak açısından kötü olan ve ne cezayı ne de azarlanmayı gerektiren hiçbir şey yapamaz.

Flattery, or rather condescension, is not always a vice, it is more often a virtue, especially
in young people. The kindness with which a man treats us attaches us to
him; one does not give way to him in order to deceive him, one does so
in order not to make him sad, not to return him harm for good.

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