Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.

Quote by Charles De Montesquieu

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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...

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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...

Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.

Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.

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.

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 less men think, the more they talk.

The less men think, the more they talk.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in a...

A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in a...

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.

Books are humanity in print.

Books are humanity in print.

Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed from one another. The...

Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed from one another. The...

Study nature, not books.

Study nature, not books.