Filosoof Rousseau Quotes & Sayings

He is so infinitely blessed, that every perception of His blissful presence imparts a gladness to the heart. Every degree of approach to Him is, in the same proportion, a degree of happiness. — Susanna Wesley

In our time the most warlike nations are the most rude and ignorant. — Michel De Montaigne

You alone have the power to determine your value. Don't let somebody else paste a discount sticker on you. You're priceless. — Toni Sorenson

as much as we wanted to do the right thing. Sometimes, the right thing was just admitting defeat. — M. Robinson

Not many people have ever handed in this much money," she said, smiling at Ove. "Many people don't have any decency either, — Fredrik Backman

With all the lines I have to learn for TV scripts, I don't think I have any problems with forgetfulness - that's brain exercise enough for me. — Kevin Whately

For a pediatrician to attack what has become the "bread and butter" of pediatric practice is equivalent to a priest denying the infallibility of the pope. — Robert S. Mendelsohn

We can no longer afford the war in Iraq. Our financial costs have already passed a third of a trillion dollars; the lifetime costs for this war, in both human and economic terms, will be borne by Americans for generations to come. — Earl Blumenauer

When presented with a member of the opposite sex, some of us get numbers and some of us throw up. — Daria Snadowsky

They have a lot of trouble with pronunciation, because they can't move their jaw muscles, because of malnutrition caused by wisely refusing to eat English food, much of which was designed and manufactured in medieval times during the reign of King Walter the Mildly Disturbed. — Dave Barry

Debts are a heavy burden. Throw them off, and you walk free. — Paolo Bacigalupi

I'm used to being on the outskirts of a network, a connection that people use if they really need one. — Krista Ritchie

If our mental models are mere approximations of reality, then, the conclusions we draw cannot help but be prone to error. A few words uttered by someone close to us can carry enormous weight, for example, whereas the same words uttered by a stranger won't resonate at all. At our jobs, we may interpret not being invited to a meeting as a threat to us or to our projects, even when no threat is intended. But because we often don't see the flaws in our reasoning - or our biases - it's easy to be deluded while being quite convinced that we are the only sane ones around. — Ed Catmull