Quote of Jean-Jacques Rousseau - May I venture at this point...
Biography - Jean-Jacques Rousseau:
Genevan philosopher, writer and composer.
Born: 1712 - Died: 1778
Period:
18th century
Place of birth: Switzerland
Born: 1712 - Died: 1778
Period:
18th century
Place of birth: Switzerland
May I venture at this point to state the greatest, the most important, the most useful rule of education? It is: do not save time, but lose it.
Translation
(French)
See also...
Quotes about time:
In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and the first of that which comes; so with present time.
Quotes about education:
Every man who rises above the common level has received two educations: the first from his teachers; the second, more personal and important, from himself.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau also said...
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