Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes about Desire

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It is hard to prevent oneself from believing what one so keenly desires.

It is hard to prevent oneself from believing what one so keenly desires.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Believe, Desire, Oneself

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

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Escaping, Desire, Slavery

Jean Jacques Rousseau (2015). “The Social Contract”, p.88, Jean Jacques Rousseau

Smell is the sense of memory and desire.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Memories, Smell, Desire

Take from the philosopher the pleasure of being heard and his desire for knowledge ceases.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Philosophical, Desire, Philosopher

That man is truly free who desires what he is able to perform, and does what he desires.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Men, Desire, Doe

Jean Jacques Rousseau (2015). “Emile”, p.99, eKitap Projesi

Being wealthy isn't just a question of having lots of money. It's a question of what we want. Wealth isn't an absolute, it's relative to desire. Every time we seek something that we can't afford, we can be counted as poor, how much money we may actually have.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Desire, May, Want

To make a man richer, give him more money of curb his desires.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Men, Giving, Desire

Men and women are made for each other, but their mutual dependence differs in degrees; man is dependent on woman through his desires; woman is dependent on man through her desires and also through her needs; he could do without her better than she can do without him. She cannot fulfill her purpose in life without his aid, without his goodwill, without his respect.....Nature herself has decreed that woman, both for herself and her children, should be at the mercy of man s judgment.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Children, Men, Desire

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (2013). “Emile”, p.392, Courier Corporation