Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.

Quote by Charles De Montesquieu

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We should weep for men at their birth, not at their death.

We should weep for men at their birth, not at their death.

There is no nation so powerful, as the one that obeys its laws not from...

There is no nation so powerful, as the one that obeys its laws not from...

An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists...

An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists...

The best example of democracy I can recall is five wolves sitting down to dinner...

The best example of democracy I can recall is five wolves sitting down to dinner...

An author is a fool who, not content with having bored those who have lived...

An author is a fool who, not content with having bored those who have lived...

Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange small favors for big ones.

Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange small favors for big ones.

What orators lack in depth they make up for in length.

What orators lack in depth they make up for in length.

An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists...

An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists...

If we only wanted to be happy, it would be easy; but we want to...

If we only wanted to be happy, it would be easy; but we want to...

Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.

Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.

Peace is a natural effect of trade.

Peace is a natural effect of trade.

The less men think, the more they talk.

The less men think, the more they talk.

Talent is a gift which God has given us secretly, and which we reveal without...

Talent is a gift which God has given us secretly, and which we reveal without...

Liberty is the right to do what the law permits.

Liberty is the right to do what the law permits.

There is no one, says another, whom fortune does not visit once in his life;...

There is no one, says another, whom fortune does not visit once in his life;...

The spirit of moderation should also be the spirit of the lawgiver.

The spirit of moderation should also be the spirit of the lawgiver.

It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of...

It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of...

You can judge your age by the amount of pain you feel when you come...

You can judge your age by the amount of pain you feel when you come...

About age 30 most women think about having children, most men think about dating them.

About age 30 most women think about having children, most men think about dating them.

Middle Age - Later than you think and sooner than you expect.

Middle Age - Later than you think and sooner than you expect.

The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working when you get up in the...

The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working when you get up in the...