Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Chère amie, ne savez-vous pas que la vertu est un état de guerre, et que, pour y vivre, on a toujours quelque combat à r

Chère amie, ne savez-vous pas que la vertu est un état de guerre, et que, pour y — Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Chère amie, ne savez-vous pas que la vertu est un état de guerre, et que, pour y vivre, on a toujours quelque combat à rendre contre soi ?

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