2 Posts found for Author: Jean Jacques Rousseau

A person who knows little likes to talk, and one who knows much mostly keeps silent. This is because a person who knows little thinks that everything he knows is important, and wants to tell everyone. A person who knows much also knows that there is much more he doesn’t know. That’s why he speaks only when it is necessary to speak, and when he … [ Read more ]

Author: Jean Jacques Rousseau | Subjects: Education | Scholarship, Intelligence | Knowledge

Real wisdom is not the knowledge of everything, but the knowledge of which things in life are necessary, which are less necessary, and which are completely unnecessary to know. Among the most necessary knowledge is the knowledge of how to live well.

Author: Jean Jacques Rousseau | Subjects: Concepts, Education | Scholarship, Wisdom