Quotes and Images From The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau by Rousseau
From “A feeling heart the foundation of allmy misfortunes A religion preached by suchmissionaries must lead to paradise! A subject not even fit to make a priestof A man, on being questioned, isimmediately on his guard Adopted the jargon of books, than theknowledge they contained All animals are distrustful of man, andwith reason All your evils proceed from yourselves! An author must be independent ofsuccess Ardor for learning became so far amadness Aversion to singularity Avoid putting our interests incompetition with our duty Being beat like a slave, I judged I hada right to all vices Bilboquet Catholic must content himself with thedecisions of others Caution is needless after the evil hashappened Cemented by reciprocal esteem Considering this want of decency as anact of courage Conversations were more serviceablethan his prescriptions Degree of sensuality had mingled withthe smart and shame Die without the aid of physicians Difficult to think nobly when we thinkfor a livelihood Dine at the hour of supper; sup when Ishould have been asleep Disgusted with the idle trifling of aconvent Dissembler, though, in fact, I was onlycourteous Dying for love without an object Endeavoring to hide my incapacity, Irarely fail to show it Endeavoring to rise too high we are indanger of falling Ever appearing to feel as little forothers as herself Finding in every disease symptomssimilar to mine “
