Laws undertake to punish only overt acts.

Quote by Charles De Montesquieu

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I have never known any distress that an hour's reading did not relieve.

I have never known any distress that an hour's reading did not relieve.

The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public...

The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public...

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...

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.

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...

Useless laws weaken necessary laws

Useless laws weaken necessary laws

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.

Men should be bewailed at their birth, and not at their death.

Men should be bewailed at their birth, and not at their death.

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

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

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

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

Liberty is the right to do what the law permits

Liberty is the right to do what the law permits

The less men think, the more they talk.

The less men think, the more they talk.

False happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. True happiness...

False happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. True happiness...

Happiness is right around the corner. One day you will find someone who will treat...

Happiness is right around the corner. One day you will find someone who will treat...

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...

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...

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.

The severity of the laws prevents their execution.

The severity of the laws prevents their execution.

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

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

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

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