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

Quote by Charles De Montesquieu

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

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

The severity of the laws prevents their execution.

The severity of the laws prevents their execution.

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.

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...

It is always the adventurers who do great things, not the sovereigns of great empires.

It is always the adventurers who do great things, not the sovereigns of great empires.

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

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

Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.

Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.

The reason the Romans built their great paved highways was because they had such inconvenient...

The reason the Romans built their great paved highways was because they had such inconvenient...

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...

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...

Useless laws weaken necessary laws

Useless laws weaken necessary laws

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.

Lunch kills half of Paris, supper the other half.

Lunch kills half of Paris, supper the other half.

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...

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

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

It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of...

It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of...

In the television age, the key distinction is between the candidate who can speak poetry...

In the television age, the key distinction is between the candidate who can speak poetry...

Old age is a woman's hell.

Old age is a woman's hell.

My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being hitting my head on the...

My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being hitting my head on the...