quote · Words worth keeping
The being whose strength exceeds its necessities is strong; the being whose necessities exceed its strength is feeble.
The being whose strength exceeds its necessities is strong; the being whose necessities exceed its strength is feeble.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Jean Jacques Rousseau
Attribution: attributed - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- c. 1745 AD · early modern
author lifetime midpoint (1712–1778); not necessarily a composition date.