Emile

Our heads are not good enough as God made them, they must be moulded outside by the nurse and inside by the philosopher.

Civilised man is born and dies a slave.

The real object of our study is man and his environment. To my mind those of us who can best endure the good and evil of life are the best educated;

We begin to learn when we begin to live; our education begins with ourselves,

Teach him to live rather than to avoid death:

It is only fit to turn out hypocrites, always professing to live for others, while thinking of themselves alone.

Life is the trade I would teach him.

men for whom I have a great respect, men whom I believe to be quite capable of instructing young people, if they were not compelled to follow the established custom.

men for whom I have a great respect, men whom I believe to be quite capable of instructing young people, if they were not compelled to follow the established custom.

Nature, we are told, is merely habit.