Lunch kills half of Paris, supper the other half.

Quote by Charles De Montesquieu

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

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

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...

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

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

Laws undertake to punish only overt acts

Laws undertake to punish only overt acts

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,...

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

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

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.

Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.

Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.

The severity of the laws prevents their execution.

The severity of the laws prevents their execution.

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 less men think, the more they talk.

The less men think, the more they talk.

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...

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...

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...

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...

There is no one, says another, whom fortune does not visit once in his life;...

There is no one, says another, whom fortune does not visit once in his life;...

Liberty is the right to do what the law permits

Liberty is the right to do what the law permits

Liberty consists in doing what one desires

Liberty consists in doing what one desires

Toleration and liberty are the foundations of a great republic.

Toleration and liberty are the foundations of a great republic.