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

Quote by Charles De Montesquieu

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

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

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...

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...

Liberty is the right to do what the law permits.

Liberty is the right to do what the law permits.

Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.

Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.

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...

Liberty is the right to do what the law permits

Liberty is the right to do what the law permits

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...

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...

There is no nation so powerful, as the one that obeys its laws not from...

There is no nation so powerful, as the one that obeys its laws not from...

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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 empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war.

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

Lunch kills half of Paris, supper the other half.

Lunch kills half of Paris, supper the other half.

The severity of the laws prevents their execution.

The severity of the laws prevents their execution.

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...