(?)
Quotes are added by the Goodreads community and are not verified by Goodreads. (Learn more)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“On the contrary, the citizen always in motion, is perpetually sweating and toiling, and racking his brains to find out occupations still more laborious: He continues a drudge to his last minute; nay, he courts death to be able to live, or renounces life to acquire immortality. He cringes to men in power whom he hates, and to rich men whom he despises; he sticks at nothing to have the honour of serving them; he is not ashamed to value himself on his own weakness and the protection they afford him; and proud of his chains, he speaks with disdain of those who have not the honour of being the partner of his bondage.”

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, A Discourse Upon the Origin and the Foundation Of The Inequality Among Mankind
Read more quotes from Jean-Jacques Rousseau


Share this quote:
Share on Twitter

Friends Who Liked This Quote

To see what your friends thought of this quote, please sign up!

2 likes
All Members Who Liked This Quote



This Quote Is From

A Discourse Upon the Origin and the Foundation Of The Inequality Among Mankind A Discourse Upon the Origin and the Foundation Of The Inequality Among Mankind by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
18,647 ratings, average rating, 984 reviews
Open Preview

Browse By Tag