If one only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier than other people, and this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are.

Quote by Charles De Montesquieu

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

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

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...

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...

Peace is a natural effect of trade.

Peace is a natural effect of trade.

If I knew something that would serve my country but would harm mankind, I would...

If I knew something that would serve my country but would harm mankind, I would...

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 severity of the laws prevents their execution.

The severity of the laws prevents their execution.

Liberty is the right to do what the law permits.

Liberty is the right to do what the law permits.

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

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

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

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

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...

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.

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,...

Laws undertake to punish only overt acts

Laws undertake to punish only overt acts

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...

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...

Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.

Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.

Useless laws weaken necessary laws

Useless laws weaken necessary laws

Give us kinder laws to bring us back when we're a-going wrong and don't set...

Give us kinder laws to bring us back when we're a-going wrong and don't set...

Our homeland is the whole world. Our law is liberty. We have but one thought,...

Our homeland is the whole world. Our law is liberty. We have but one thought,...