Rousseau looked back with regret to the primitive origins of humankind, seeing in our simple beginnings a dignity, grace and vitality lost in sophisticated society.

• 卢梭充满遗憾地回顾了人类的原始起源，认为人类起源时所拥有的尊严、仁慈和活力在错综复杂的社会中丧失殆尽了。