“An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations.”
— Charles de Montesquieu
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An empire founded by war has to
“An empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war.”
— Charles de Montesquieu
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In most things success depends on knowing
“In most things success depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.”
— Charles de Montesquieu
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The sublimity of administration consists in knowing
“The sublimity of administration consists in knowing the proper degree of power that should be exerted on different occasions.”
— Charles de Montesquieu
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We should weep for men at their
“We should weep for men at their birth, not at their death.”
— Charles de Montesquieu
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False happiness renders men stern and proud,
“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.”
— Charles de Montesquieu
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Peace is a natural effect of trade.
“Peace is a natural effect of trade.”
— Charles de Montesquieu
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Men should be bewailed at their birth,
“Men should be bewailed at their birth, and not at their death.”
— Charles de Montesquieu
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Friendship is an arrangement by which we
“Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange small favors for big ones.”
— Charles de Montesquieu
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The less men think, the more they
“The less men think, the more they talk.”
— Charles de Montesquieu
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False happiness renders men stern and proud,
“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.”
— Charles de Montesquieu
Author: Charles de Montesquieu
Category: men
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