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,confessions of ,j4,j4,rousseau1 ,book #ac;,,jj#ac;jj#ac;b#aj4txt#ciac ,apr #bjjc ,the ,confessions of ,j4 ,j4 ,rousseau1 ,book #ab ,,jj#ab;jj#ab;b#aj4txt#ciab ,apr #bjjc ,the ,confessions of ,j4 ,j4 ,rousseau1 ,book #aa ,,jj#aa;jj#aa;b#aj4txt#ciaa ,apr #bjjc ,the ,confessions of ,j4 ,j4 ,rousseau1 ,book #aj ,,jj#aj;jj#aj;b#aj4txt#ciaj ,apr #bjjc ,the ,confessions of ,j4 ,j4 ,rousseau1 ,book #i ,,jj#ji;jj#ji;b#aj4txt#ciji ,apr #bjjc ,the ,confessions of ,j4 ,j4 ,rousseau1 ,book #h ,,jj#jh;jj#jh;b#aj4txt#cijh ,apr #bjjc ,the ,confessions of ,j4 ,j4 ,rousseau1 ,book #g ,,jj#jg;jj#jg;b#aj4txt#cijg ,apr #bjjc ,the ,confessions of ,j4 ,j4 ,rousseau1 ,book #f ,,jj#jf;jj#jf;b#aj4txt#cijf ,apr #bjjc ,the ,confessions of ,j4 ,j4 ,rousseau1 ,book #e ,,jj#je;jj#je;b#aj4txt#cije ,apr #bjjc ,the ,confessions of ,j4 ,j4 ,rousseau1 ,book #d ,,jj#jd;jj#jd;b#aj4txt#cijd ,apr #bjjc ,the ,confessions of ,j4 ,j4 ,rousseau1 ,book #c ,,jj#jc;jj#jc;b#aj4txt#cijc ,apr #bjjc ,the ,confessions of ,j4 ,j4 ,rousseau1 ,book #b ,,jj#jb;jj#jb;b#aj4txt#cijb ,apr #bjjc ,the ,confessions of ,j4 ,j4 ,rousseau1 ,book #a ,,jj#ja;jj#ja;b#aj4txt#cija ,,the ,,confessions ,,of ,,jean ,,jacques ,,rousseau ,,the ,,confessions ,,of ,j4 ,j4 ,,rousseau1 ,,book #a ,,jj#ja;jj#ja;b#aj4txt#cija ,a feeling heart the foundation of all my misfortunes ,being beat like a slave1 ,i judged ,i had a right to all vices ,degree of sensuality had mingled with the smart and shame ,first instance of violence and oppression is so deeply engraved ,hold fast to aught that ,i have1 and yet covet nothing more ,insignificant trash that has obtained the name of education ,law that the accuser should be confined at the same time ,less degree of repugnance in divulging what is really criminal ,money that we possess is the instrument of liberty ,money we lack and strive to obtain is the instrument of slavery ,necessity1 the parent of industry1 suggested an invention ,neither the victim nor witness of any violent emotions ,passed my days in languishing in silence for those ,i most admire ,rogues know how to save themselves at the expense of the feeble ,seeking1 by fresh offences1 a return of the same chastisement ,supposed that certain1 which ,i only knew to be probable ,taught me it was not so terrible to thieve as ,i had imagined ,we learned to dissemble1 to rebel1 to lie ,,the ,,confessions ,,of ,j4 ,j4 ,,rousseau1 ,,book #b ,,jj#jb;jj#jb;b#aj4txt#cijb ,a man1 on being questioned1 is immediately on his guard ,a religion preached by such missionaries must lead to paradise6 ,aversion to singularity ,avoid putting our interests in competition with our duty ,catholic must content himself with the decisions of others ,disgusted with the idle trifling of a convent ,dissembler1 though1 in fact1 ,i was only courteous ,ever appearing to feel as little for others as herself ,flattery1 or rather condescension1 is not always a vice ,hopes1 in which self-love was by no means a loser ,i did not fear punishment1 but ,i dreaded shame ,i felt no dread but that of being detected ,i only wished to avoid giving offence ,instead of being delighted with the journey only wished arrival ,left to nature the whole care of my own instruction ,making me sensible of every deficiency ,myself the principal object ,obtain their wishes1 without permitting or promising anything ,piety was too sincere to give way to any affectation of it ,placing unbounded confidence in myself and others ,proportioned rather to her ideas than abilities ,protestants1 in general1 are better instructed ,read the hearts of others by endeavoring to conceal our own ,remorse sleeps in the calm sunshine of prosperity ,remorse wakes amid the storms of adversity ,sometimes encourage hopes they never mean to realize ,the conscience of the guilty would revenge the innocent ,where merit consists in belief1 and not in virtue ,whole universe would be interested in my concerns ,yielded him the victory1 or rather declined the contest ,,the ,,confessions ,,of ,j4 ,j4 ,,rousseau1 ,,book #c ,,jj#jc;jj#jc;b#aj4txt#cijc ,a subject not even fit to make a priest of ,endeavoring to hide my incapacity1 ,i rarely fail to show it ,endeavoring to rise too high we are in danger of falling ,foresight with me has always embittered enjoyment ,hat only fit to be carried under his arm ,love of the marvellous is natural to the human heart ,mistake wit for sense ,priests ought never to have children--except by married women ,rather appeared to study with than to instruct me ,though not a fool1 ,i have frequently passed for one ,,the ,,confessions ,,of ,j4 ,j4 ,,rousseau1 ,,book #d ,,jj#jd;jj#jd;b#aj4txt#cijd ,have ever preferred suffering to owing ,i was long a child1 and am so yet in many particulars ,,the ,,confessions ,,of ,j4 ,j4 ,,rousseau1 ,,book #e ,,jj#je;jj#je;b#aj4txt#cije ,adopted the jargon of books1 than the knowledge they contained ,dying for love without an object ,have the pleasure of seeing an ass ride on horseback ,idleness is as much the pest of society as of solitude ,if you have nothing to do1 you must absolutely speak continually ,in a nation of blind men1 those with one eye are kings ,injustice of mankind which embitters both life and death ,not so easy to quit her house as to enter it ,sin consisted only in the scandal ,trusting too implicitly to their own innocence ,voltaire was formed never to be 7happy7 ,when everyone is busy1 you may continue silent ,whose discourses began by a distribution of millions ,,the ,,confessions ,,of ,j4 ,j4 ,,rousseau1 ,,book #f ,,jj#jf;jj#jf;b#aj4txt#cijf ,all animals are distrustful of man1 and with reason ,ardor for learning became so far a madness ,conversations were more serviceable than his prescriptions ,finding in every disease symptoms similar to mine ,first time in my life1 of saying1 ,i merit my own esteem ,looking on each day as the last of my life ,making their knowledge the measure of possibilities ,men1 in general1 make ,god like themselves ,one of those affronts which women scarcely ever forgive ,prescriptions serve to flatter the hopes of the patient ,read description of any malady without thinking it mine ,read without studying ,return of spring seemed to me like rising from the grave ,slighting her favors1 if within your reach1 a unpardonable crime ,true happiness is indescribable1 it is only to be felt ,,the ,,confessions ,,of ,j4 ,j4 ,,rousseau1 ,,book #g ,,jj#jg;jj#jg;b#aj4txt#cijg ,i am charged with the care of myself only ,i strove to flatter my idleness ,men of learning more tenaciously retain their predjudices ,,the ,,confessions ,,of ,j4 ,j4 ,,rousseau1 ,,book #h ,,jj#jh;jj#jh;b#aj4txt#cijh ,all your evils proceed from yourselves ,considering this want of decency as an act of courage ,die without the aid of physicians ,i had a numerous acquaintance1 yet no more than two friends ,knew how to complain1 but not how to act ,moment ,i acquired literary fame1 ,i had no longer a friend ,there is no clapping of hands before the king ,,the ,,confessions ,,of ,j4 ,j4 ,,rousseau1 ,,book #i ,,jj#ji;jj#ji;b#aj4txt#ciji ,an author must be independent of success ,cemented by reciprocal esteem ,difficult to think nobly when we think for a livelihood ,dine at the hour of supper2 sup when ,i should have been asleep ,force me to be happy in the manner they should point out ,hastening on to death without having lived ,how many wrongs are effaced by the embraces of a friend ,i loved her too well to wish to possess her ,i never heard her speak ill of persons who were absent ,idea of my not being everything to her ,in the course of their lives frequently unlike themselves ,is it possible to dissimulate with persons whom we love8 ,letters illustrious in proportion as it was less a trade ,loaded with words and redundancies ,make men like himself1 instead of taking them as they were ,manoeuvres of an author to the care of publishing a good book ,no longer permitted to let old people remain out of ,paris ,no sooner had lost sight of men than ,i ceased to despise them ,not knowing how to spend their time1 daily breaking in upon me ,painful to an honest man to resist desires already formed ,rather bashful than modest ,this continued desire to control me in all my wishes ,to make him my apologies for the offence he had given me ,tyranny of persons who called themselves my friends ,virtuous minds1 which vice never attacks openly ,when once we make a secret of anything to the person we love ,without the least scruple1 freely disposing of my time ,writing for bread would soon have extinguished my genius ,,the ,,confessions ,,of ,j4 ,j4 ,,rousseau1 ,,book #aj ,,jj#aj;jj#aj;b#aj4txt#ciaj ,indolence1 negligence and delay in little duties to be fulfilled ,jean ,bapiste ,rousseau ,my greatest faults have been omissions ,satisfaction of weeping together ,the malediction of knaves is the glory of an honest man ,there is nothing in this world but time and misfortune ,what facility everything which favors the malignity of man ,whence comes it that even a child can intimidate a man ,,the ,,confessions ,,of ,j4 ,j4 ,,rousseau1 ,,book #aa ,,jj#aa;jj#aa;b#aj4txt#ciaa ,caution is needless after the evil has happened ,her excessive admiration or dislike of everything ,more folly than candor in the declaration without necessity ,multiplying persons and adventures ,that which neither women nor authors ever pardon ,,the ,,confessions ,,of ,j4 ,j4 ,,rousseau1 ,,book #ab ,,jj#ab;jj#ab;b#aj4txt#ciab ,bilboquet ,i never much regretted sleep ,in company ,i suffer cruelly by inaction ,indolence of company is burdensome because it is forced ,more stunned than flattered by the trumpet of fame ,nothing absurd appears to them incredible ,obliged to pay attention to every foolish thing uttered ,only prayer consisted in the single interjection ,oh6 ,reproach me with so many contradictions ,substituting cunning to knowledge ,wish thus to be revenged of me for their humiliation ,,entire ,,confessions ,,of ,j4 ,j4 ,,rousseau1 ,,book #ac ,,jj#ac;jj#ac;b#aj4txt#ciac ,a feeling heart the foundation of all my misfortunes ,a religion peached by such missionaries must lead to paradise6 ,a subject not even fit to make a priest of ,a man1 on being questioned1 is immediately on his guard ,adopted the jargon of books1 than the knowledge they contained ,all animals are distrustful of man1 and with reason ,all your evils proceed from yourselves6 ,an author must be independent of success ,ardor for learning became so far a madness ,aversion to singularity ,avoid putting our interests in competition with our duty ,being beat like a slave1 ,i judged ,i had a right to all vices ,bilboquet ,catholic must content himself with the decisions of others ,caution is needless after the evil has happened ,cemented by reciprocal esteem ,considering this want of decency as an act of courage ,conversations were more serviceable than his prescriptions ,degree of sensuality had mingled with the smart and shame ,die without the aid of physicians ,difficult to think nobly when we think for a livelihood ,dine at the hour of supper2 sup when ,i should have been asleep ,disgusted with the idle trifling of a convent ,dissembler1 though1 in fact1 ,i was only courteous ,dying for love without an object ,endeavoring to hide my incapacity1 ,i rarely fail to show it ,endeavoring to rise too high we are in danger of falling ,ever appearing to feel as little for others as herself ,finding in every disease symptoms similar to mine ,first instance of violence and oppression is so deeply engraved ,first time in my life1 of saying1 ,i merit my own esteem ,flattery1 or rather condescension1 is not always a vice ,force me to be happy in the manner they should point out ,foresight with me has always embittered enjoyment ,hastening on to death without having lived ,hat1 only fit to be carried under his arm ,have the pleasure of seeing an ass ride on horseback ,have ever preferred suffering to owing ,her excessive admiration or dislike of everything ,hold fast to aught that ,i have1 and yet covet nothing more ,hopes1 in which self-love was by no means a loser ,how many wrongs are effaced by the embraces of a friend6 ,i never much regretted sleep ,i strove to flatter my idleness ,i never heard her speak ill of persons who were absent ,i loved her too well to wish to possess her ,i felt no dread but that of being detected ,i was long a child1 and am so yet in many particulars ,i am charged with the care of myself only ,i only wished to avoid giving offence ,i did not fear punishment1 but ,i dreaded shame ,i had a numerous acquaintance1 yet no more than two friends ,idea of my not being everything to her ,idleness is as much the pest of society as of solitude ,if you have nothing to do1 you must absolutely speak continually ,in the course of their lives frequently unlike themselves ,in company ,i suffer cruelly by inaction ,in a nation of blind men1 those with one eye are kings ,indolence1 negligence and delay in little duties to be fulfilled ,indolence of company is burdensome because it is forced ,injustice of mankind which embitters both life and death ,insignificant trash that has obtained the name of education ,instead of being delighted with the journey only wished arrival ,is it possible to dissimulate with persons whom we love8 ,jean ,bapiste ,rousseau ,knew how to complain1 but not how to act ,law that the accuser should be confined at the same time ,left to nature the whole care of my own instruction ,less degree of repugnance in divulging what is really criminal ,letters illustrious in proportion as it was less a trade ,loaded with words and redundancies ,looking on each day as the last of my life ,love of the marvellous is natural to the human heart ,make men like himself1 instead of taking them as they were ,making their knowledge the measure of possibilities ,making me sensible of every deficiency ,manoeuvres of an author to the care of publishing a good book ,men1 in general1 make ,god like themselves ,men of learning more tenaciously retain their predjudices ,mistake wit for sense ,moment ,i acquired literary fame1 ,i had no longer a friend ,money that we possess is the instrument of liberty ,money we lack and strive to obtain is the instrument of slavery ,more stunned than flattered by the trumpet of fame ,more folly than candor in the declaration without necessity ,multiplying persons and adventures ,my greatest faults have been omissions ,myself the principal object ,necessity1 the parent of industry1 suggested an invention ,neither the victim nor witness of any violent emotions ,no sooner had lost sight of men than ,i ceased to despise them ,no longer permitted to let old people remain out of ,paris ,not so easy to quit her house as to enter it ,not knowing how to spend their time1 daily breaking in upon me ,nothing absurd appears to them incredible ,obliged to pay attention to every foolish thing uttered ,obtain their wishes1 without permitting or promising anything ,one of those affronts which women scarcely ever forgive ,only prayer consisted in the single interjection ,oh6 ,painful to an honest man to resist desires already formed ,passed my days in languishing in silence for those ,i most admire ,piety was too sincere to give way to any affectation of it ,placing unbounded confidence in myself and others ,prescriptions serve to flatter the hopes of the patient ,priests ought never to have children--except by married women ,proportioned rather to her ideas than abilities ,protestants1 in general1 are better instructed ,rather bashful than modest ,rather appeared to study with than to instruct me ,read the hearts of others by endeavoring to conceal our own ,read description of any malady without thinking it mine ,read without studying ,remorse wakes amid the storms of adversity ,remorse sleeps in the calm sunshine of prosperity ,reproach me with so many contradictions ,return of spring seemed to me like rising from the grave ,rogues know how to save themselves at the expense of the feeble ,satisfaction of weeping together ,seeking1 by fresh offences1 a return of the same chastisement ,sin consisted only in the scandal ,slighting her favors1 if within your reach1 a unpardonable crime ,sometimes encourage hopes they never mean to realize ,substituting cunning to knowledge ,supposed that certain1 which ,i only knew to be probable ,taught me it was not so terrible to thieve as ,i had imagined ,that which neither women nor authors ever pardon ,the malediction of knaves is the glory of an honest man ,the conscience of the guilty would revenge the innocent ,there is nothing in this world but time and misfortune ,there is no clapping of hands before the king ,this continued desire to control me in all my wishes ,though not a fool1 ,i have frequently passed for one ,to make him my apologies for the offence he had given me ,true happiness is indescribable1 it is only to be felt ,trusting too implicitly to their own innocence ,tyranny of persons who called themselves my friends ,virtuous minds1 which vice never attacks openly ,voltaire was formed never to be7happy7 ,we learned to dissemble1 to rebel1 to lie ,what facility everything which favors the malignity of man ,when once we make a secret of anything to the person we love ,when everyone is busy1 you may continue silent ,whence comes it that even a child can intimidate a man ,where merit consists in belief1 and not in virtue ,whole universe would be interested in my concerns ,whose discourses began by a distribution of millions ,wish thus to be revenged of me for their humiliation ,without the least scruple1 freely disposing of my time ,writing for bread would soon have extinguished my genius ,yielded him the victory1 or rather declined the contest