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Emile, or On Education Quotes

People who know little speak a great deal, and people who know a great deal speak little. - Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Emile, or On Education Quotes)

People who know little speak a great deal, and people who know a great deal speak little.[Les gens qui savent peu parlent beaucoup, et les gens qui savent beaucoup parlent peu.]

Source:(Basic Books, ed. 1979), Book IV, Page 336
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Emile, or On Education Quotes)
  • Book: Emile, or On Education
  • Writer: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  • Genre: Philosophy
  • Published: 1762
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