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Charles de Montesquieu [1689-1755] French

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Philosopher, Lawyer

Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, generally referred to as simply Montesquieu, was a French lawyer, man of letters, and political philosopher who lived during the Age of Enlightenment.

Fear, Men, Age, Death, Friendship, Great, Happiness, Independence, Life, Peace, Power, Success, War

Quote	Tags	Rank
There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.		101
The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy.		102
In most things success depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.	Success	103
There is no one, says another, whom fortune does not visit once in his life; but when she does not find him ready to receive her, she walks in at the door, and flies out at the window.	Life	104
There is no nation so powerful, as the one that obeys its laws not from principals of fear or reason, but from passion.	Fear	105
The less men think, the more they talk.	Men	106
To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.	Great	107
The sublimity of administration consists in knowing the proper degree of power that should be exerted on different occasions.	Power	108
Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.		109
An empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war.	War	110
I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise.		111
It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of mature age are already sunk into corruption.	Age	112
We must have constantly present in our minds the difference between independence and liberty. Liberty is a right of doing whatever the laws permit, and if a citizen could do what they forbid he would no longer be possessed of liberty.	Independence	113
There should be weeping at a man's birth, not at his death.	Death	114
If we only wanted to be happy, it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, and that is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are.		115
Author: A fool who, not content with having bored those who have lived with him, insists on tormenting generations to come.		116
Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange small favors for big ones.	Friendship	117
No kingdom has shed more blood than the kingdom of Christ.		118
False happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. True happiness renders them kind and sensible, and that happiness is always shared.	Happiness	119
If triangles had a god, they would give him three sides.		120
Lunch kills half of Paris, supper the other half.		121
A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in a century.		122
To love to read is to exchange hours of ennui for hours of delight.		123
Countries are well cultivated, not as they are fertile, but as they are free.		124
Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.		125
Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.		126
Liberty is the right to do what the law permits.		201
Peace is a natural effect of trade.	Peace	202
What orators lack in depth they make up for in length.		203
Talent is a gift which God has given us secretly, and which we reveal without perceiving it.		204
The reason the Romans built their great paved highways was because they had such inconvenient footwear.		205
In the infancy of societies, the chiefs of state shape its institutions; later the institutions shape the chiefs of state.		206
I have never known any distress that an hour's reading did not relieve.	Fear	207
We should weep for men at their birth, not at their death.	Men	208
The severity of the laws prevents their execution.		209
The spirit of moderation should also be the spirit of the lawgiver.		210
Men should be bewailed at their birth, and not at their death.		211
It is always the adventurers who do great things, not the sovereigns of great empires.		212
Laws undertake to punish only overt acts.		213
If the triangles made a god, they would give him three sides.		214
An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations.		215

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