Laws undertake to punish only overt acts

Quote by Charles De Montesquieu

Topics: Justice Quotes, Punishment Quotes

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...

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.

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.

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...

It is always the adventurers who do great things, not the sovereigns of great empires.

It is always the adventurers who do great things, not the sovereigns of great empires.

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...

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...

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.

Liberty is the right to do what the law permits.

Liberty is the right to do what the law permits.

Useless laws weaken necessary laws

Useless laws weaken necessary laws

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.

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

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

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 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...

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.

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,...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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