How narrow-minded to see nothing in the rising desires of a young heart but obstacles to the teaching of… — Jean Jacques Rousseau

How narrow-minded to see nothing in the rising desires of a young heart but obstacles to the teaching of reason. In my eyes, these are the right means to make him obedient to that very teaching. Only through passion can we gain the mastery over passions; their tyranny must be controlled by their legitimate power, and nature herself must furnish us with the means to control her.

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