Everything is good as it leaves the hands of the Author of things; everything degenerates in the hands of man. He forces one soil to nourish the prod… - Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Everything is good as it leaves the hands of the Author of things; everything degenerates in the hands of man. He forces one soil to nourish the products of another, one tree to bear the fruit of another. He mixes and confuses the climates, the elements, the seasons. He mutilates his dog, his horse, his slave. He turns everything upside down; he disfigures everything; he loves deformity, monsters. He wants nothing as nature made it, not even man; for him, man must be trained like a school horse; man must be fashioned in keeping with his fancy like a tree in his garden

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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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Tinsel acılarımızın tümü, adam öldürme dışında, zihnimizdedir; adam öldürme ise bize bağlıdır: Bedensel acılarımız yok olur ya da bizi yok ederler. Zaman ya da ölüm bizim çarelerimizdir: Ama daha az acı çekmeyi bildikçe daha çok acı çekeriz.
Hastalıklarımızı iyileştirmek için çektiğimiz acılar, bunlara katlanmak zorunda olduğumuzda çekeceğimiz acılardan daha büyük oluyor. Doğaya göre yaşa; sabırlı ol, hekimleri de kov, ölümden kaçamayacaksın, ama onu yalnızca bir kez duyumsayacaksın,
oysa hekimler onu senin karışık hayal gücüne her gün getiriyorlar, yalancı meslekleri de senin ömrünü uzatacak yerde onun tadını çıkarmanı engelliyor. Bu mesleğin insanlara ne gibi gerçek bir yararı dokunduğunu hep soracağım. İyileştirdiklerinin içinden kimileri elbette ölecekti, bu doğrudur, ama öldürdüklerinden milyonlarcası hayatta kalacaktı. Sağduyulu adam, bu piyangoya hiçbir şey yatırma, çünkü şansın çoğu senden yana değil! Acı çek, öl ya da iyileş; ama özellikle son saatine kadar yaşa!

Les arts les plus utiles sont ceux qui gagnent le moins, parce que le nombre des ouvriers se proportionne au besoin des hommes, et que le travail nécessaire à tout le monde reste forcément à un prix que le pauvre peut payer. Au contraire, ces importants qu'on n'appelle pas artisans, mais artistes, travaillant uniquement pour les oisifs et les riches, mettent un prix arbitraire à leurs babioles ; et, comme le mérite de ces vains travaux n'est que dans l'opinion, leur prix même fait partie de ce mérite, et on les estime à proportion de ce qu'ils coûtent.

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Let us listen to the inner voice of feeling; what healthy mind can reject its evidence? I believe, therefore, that the world is governed by a wise and powerful will; I see it or rather I feel it, and it is a great thing to know this. I see God everywhere in his works; I feel him within myself. Again, I know that I am a free, active being. In vain do you argue this point with me; I feel it, and it is this feeling which speaks to me more forcibly than the reason which disputes it.

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