第一个将一块土地围起来并说‘这是我的’，并找到足够简单的人相信他的人，就是文明社会的真正创始人。
要违背法律，你必须诚实。
我们都受社会契约的约束，须遵守法律，但我们也有权参与制定这些法律。
最强大的人永远不足以始终成为主宰，除非他将力量转化为权利，将服从转化为义务。
人性本善，社会使其败坏。
只有热爱自由的人才能拥有自由，其余都是奴隶。
Nature never deceives us； it is always we who deceive ourselves.
It is not enough to conquer； one must learn to seduce.
Liberty is obedience to self-imposed law.
The greater the obstacle， the more glory in overcoming it.
Our wisdom comes from our experience， and our experience comes from our foolishness.
Patience is bitter， but its fruit is sweet.
The worst of all deceptions is self-deception.
Man is not the creature of circumstances； circumstances are the creatures of men.
In everything， there is a limit beyond which we cannot go.
Society is well governed when its people obey the magistrates， and the magistrates obey the law.
To live is not to breathe， but to act.
The general will is always right， but the judgment which guides it is not always enlightened.
Virtue consists， not in abstaining from vice， but in not desiring it.
The greatest proof of our intellect is our ability to perceive our own limitations.