I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise.

Quote by Charles De Montesquieu

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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...

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

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

There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law...

There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law...

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...

Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.

Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.

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,...

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.

If the triangles made a god, they would give him three sides.

If the triangles made a god, they would give him three sides.

Liberty is the right to do what the law permits

Liberty is the right to do what the law permits

Liberty is the right to do what the law permits.

Liberty is the right to do what the law permits.

Countries are well cultivated, not as they are fertile, but as they are free.

Countries are well cultivated, not as they are fertile, but as they are free.

The reason the Romans built their great paved highways was because they had such inconvenient...

The reason the Romans built their great paved highways was because they had such inconvenient...

There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law...

There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law...

The less men think, the more they talk.

The less men think, the more they talk.

The severity of the laws prevents their execution.

The severity of the laws prevents their execution.

No kingdom has shed more blood than the kingdom of Christ.

No kingdom has shed more blood than the kingdom of Christ.

Peace is a natural effect of trade.

Peace is a natural effect of trade.

To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.

To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.

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.