Lunch kills half of Paris, supper the other half.

Quote by Charles De Montesquieu

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

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

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.

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.

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...

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;...

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

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

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...

Peace is a natural effect of trade.

Peace is a natural effect of trade.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

The severity of the laws prevents their execution.

The severity of the laws prevents their execution.

Useless laws weaken necessary laws

Useless laws weaken necessary laws

Liberty is the right to do what the law permits

Liberty is the right to do what the law permits

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,...

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...

People who have given us their complete confidence believe that they have a right to...

People who have given us their complete confidence believe that they have a right to...

To be rich in admiration and free from envy, to rejoice greatly in the good...

To be rich in admiration and free from envy, to rejoice greatly in the good...

Technology is a gift of God. After the gift of life it is perhaps the...

Technology is a gift of God. After the gift of life it is perhaps the...

Keep working hard and you can get anything that you want. If God gave you...

Keep working hard and you can get anything that you want. If God gave you...