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List of Henri Rousseau Quotes

Explore our hand-picked selection of 28 inspiring quotes by Henri Rousseau.

About Henri Rousseau

  • Born: May 21, 1844
  • Died: September 2, 1910
  • Occupation: Artist
    • If a king tries to start a war, a mother should go to him and forbid it.
    Mother Kings War
    The severity of penalties is only a vain resource, invented by little minds in order to substitute terror for that respect which they have no means of obtaining.
    Respect Mean Order
    The passage from the state of nature to the civil state produces a very remarkable change in man, by substituting justice for instinct in his conduct.
    Men Justice Instinct
    Politeness requires this thing; decorum that; ceremony has its forms, and fashion its laws, and these must always follow, never the promptings of our own nature.
    Fashion Law Courtesy
    Hatred as well as love, renders its votaries credulous.
    Love Hate Hatred
    The principal problem i had during the five years i ran the caisse - and i bet you that it will be the same problem for my successor - is the retention, recruitment and training of competent personnel.
    Leadership Years Training
    I cannot now change my style, which i acquired, as you can imagine, by dint of labour.
    Style Imagine Labour
    Little privations are easily endured when the heart is better treated than the body.
    Heart Littles Poverty
    The first man to fence in a piece of land, saying "this is mine" and who found people simple enough to believe him, was the real founder of civil society.
    Real Believe Simple
    It is not the criminal things which are hardest to confess, but the ridiculous and shameful.
    Guilt Criminals Ridiculous
    The happiest is he who suffers the least pain; the most miserable, he who enjoys the least pleasure.
    Happiness Pain Joy
    If it is reason that forms man then it is the emotions that guide her.
    Men Emotion Reason
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