Talent is a gift which God has given us secretly, and which we reveal without perceiving it

Quote by Charles De Montesquieu

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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.

Peace is a natural effect of trade.

Peace is a natural effect of trade.

Laws undertake to punish only overt acts

Laws undertake to punish only overt acts

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.

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...

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.

Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.

Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Laws undertake to punish only overt acts.

Laws undertake to punish only overt acts.

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...

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...

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...

Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they...

Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they...

Of all the diversions of life, there is none so proper to fill up its...

Of all the diversions of life, there is none so proper to fill up its...

Writers seldom choose as friends those self-contained characters who are never in trouble, never unhappy...

Writers seldom choose as friends those self-contained characters who are never in trouble, never unhappy...