Associations to the word «Rousseau»

Wiktionary

ROUSSEAU, proper noun. A surname​.
ROUSSEAU, proper noun. Jean-Jacques Rousseau Swiss philosopher

Dictionary definition

ROUSSEAU, noun. French philosopher and writer born in Switzerland; believed that the natural goodness of man was warped by society; ideas influenced the French Revolution (1712-1778).
ROUSSEAU, noun. French primitive painter (1844-1910).

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca