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Emile, or On Education Quotes
Or, rather, let us be more simple and less vain.
[Ou plutôt soyons plus simples et moins vains.]
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(Basic Books, ed. 1979), Book IV, Page 290
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Book:
Emile, or On Education
Writer:
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Genre:
Philosophy
Published:
1762
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