Liberty is the right to do what the law permits

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 less men think, the more they talk.

The less men think, the more they talk.

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.

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...

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...

The severity of the laws prevents their execution.

The severity of the laws prevents their execution.

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 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.

Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange small favors for big ones.

Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange small favors for big ones.

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

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

Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.

Useless laws weaken the 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.

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...

Laws undertake to punish only overt acts.

Laws undertake to punish only overt acts.

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...

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

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

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.

Peace is a natural effect of trade.

Peace is a natural effect of trade.

Liberty is the right to do what the law permits.

Liberty is the right to do what the law permits.