To live is not to breathe; it is to act, it is to make use of our organs, our senses, our faculties, of all the parts of ourselves which give us the … - Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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To live is not to breathe; it is to act, it is to make use of our organs, our senses, our faculties, of all the parts of ourselves which give us the sentiment of our existence. The man who has lived the most is not he who has counted the most years but he who has most felt life. Men have been buried at one hundred who died at their birth. They would have gained from dying young; at least they would have lived up to that time.
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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Citizen of Geneva
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Jean Jacques Rousseau
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J. J. Rousseau
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Rousseau
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J.J. Rousseau
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JJ Rousseau
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To live is not to breathe but to act. It is to make use of our organs, our senses, our faculties, of all the parts of ourselves which give us the sentiment of our existence. The man who has lived the most is not he who has counted the most years but he who has most felt life.
To live is not to breathe but to act.
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To live is not merely to breathe; it is to act; it is to make use of our organs, senses, faculties - of all those parts of ourselves which give us the feeling of existence.
Doğruluk yolunu seçişim, doğru olma duygusundan çok gerçeği sevmeme dayanır; gerçekten, uygulamada, eğriyle doğrunun soyut kavramlarını değil, vicdanımın ahlak alanındaki yolunu izledim. Çoğu kez, masal anlattım; ama pek az yalan söyledim.” Bu ilkeye uymakla başkalarına birçok silah vermiş olsam da, kimseye zararım dokunmadığı gibi, kendime ed hak ettiğimden çok hiçbi üstünlük vermedim. Bana göre, gerçeğin erdem olması, yalnızca bu yolla sağlanır. Başka herhangi bir yolsa gerçek, ne iyiliğe ne de kötülüğe hizmet eden bir kavramdır.
