If instead of making a child stick to his books I employ hi… - Jean-Jacques Rousseau

" "
If instead of making a child stick to his books I employ him in a workshop, his hands work for the development of his mind. While he fancies himself a workman he is becoming a philosopher.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

This quote has a book source. Sign up to see titles and page references

English

Collect this quote

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.

Biography information from Wikiquote

Also Known As

Alternative Names: Citizen of Geneva • Jean Jacques Rousseau • J. J. Rousseau • Rousseau • J.J. Rousseau • JJ Rousseau

All quotes from Jean-Jacques Rousseau Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Jean-Jacques Rousseau:

Voltaire Denis Diderot George Bernard Shaw Michel de Montaigne Erasmus

Additional quotes by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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.

Allowing that nature intended we should always enjoy good health, I dare almost affirm that a state of reflection is a state against nature, and that the man who meditates is a depraved animal.

"Liberty may be gained, but can never be recovered." (Bk2:8)

If instead of making a child stick to his books I employ him in a workshop, his hands work for the development of his mind. While he fancies himself … - Jean-Jacques Rousseau

About Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Also Known As

Enhance Your Quote Experience

Additional quotes by Jean-Jacques Rousseau