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

Quote by Charles De Montesquieu

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The sublimity of administration consists in knowing the proper degree of power that should be...

The sublimity of administration consists in knowing the proper degree of power that should be...

Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen.

Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen.

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...

Useless laws weaken necessary laws

Useless laws weaken necessary laws

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

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

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

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

Author: A fool who, not content with having bored those who have lived with him,...

Author: A fool who, not content with having bored those who have lived with him,...

In most things success depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.

In most things success depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.

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...

If one only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish...

If one only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish...

A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in a...

A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in a...

An empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war.

An empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war.

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.

Lunch kills half of Paris, supper the other half.

Lunch kills half of Paris, supper the other half.

In the infancy of societies, the chiefs of state shape its institutions; later the institutions...

In the infancy of societies, the chiefs of state shape its institutions; later the institutions...

To love to read is to exchange hours of ennui for hours of delight.

To love to read is to exchange hours of ennui for hours of delight.

Books, I found, had the power to make time stand still, retreat or fly into...

Books, I found, had the power to make time stand still, retreat or fly into...

When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I...

When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I...

The proper study of mankind is books.

The proper study of mankind is books.