On the other hand, nothing would have been so miserable as savage man, dazzled by enlightenment, tormented by passions, and reasoning about a state d… - Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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.

People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little. It is plain than an ignorant person thinks everything he does know important, and he tells it to everybody. But a well-educated man is not so ready to display his learning; he would have too much to say, and he sees that there is much more to be said, so he holds his peace.

Slaves lose everything in chains, even the desire of escaping from them.