Young teacher, pray consider this example, and remember that your lessons should always be in deeds rather than words, for children soon forget what … - Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Young teacher, pray consider this example, and remember that your lessons should always be in deeds rather than words, for children soon forget what they say or what is said to them, but not what they have done nor what has been done to them.

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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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Unsere körperlichen Übel zerstören sich selbst oder sie zerstören uns. Die Zeit oder der Tod sind unsere Heilmittel. Aber wir leiden umso mehr, je weniger wir zu leiden verstehen.

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