# Quote — Jean Jacques Rousseau, Emile; or On Education

> Everything is good as it leaves the hands of the Author of things, everything degenerates in the hands of man.'

- Author: [Jean Jacques Rousseau](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jean-jacques-rousseau.md)
- Book: [Emile; or On Education](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jean-jacques-rousseau/emile-or-on-education.md)
- Original (fr): Tout est bien sortant des mains de l'Auteur des choses, tout dégénère entre les mains de l'homme.
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