“I can assure you that no kingdom has ever had as many civil wars as the kingdom of Christ.” — Montesquieu Christendom Copy Share Image
“I believe it to be true that if men were virtuous, they would have no friends.” — Montesquieu Friends Copy Share Image
“I have seen descriptions of Paradise sufficient to make all sensible people give up their hopes of it.” — Montesquieu Hope Copy Share Image
“Every man is capable of doing good to another, but to contribute to the happiness of an entire society is to become… — Montesquieu Doing good Copy Share Image
“We are so blind that we know neither when to mourn, nor when to rejoice; our mirth and our sadness are nearly… — Montesquieu Blind Copy Share Image
“The public revenues are a portion that each subject gives of his property, in order to secure or enjoy the remainder.” — Montesquieu Revenues Copy Share Image
“Democratic and aristocratic states are not in their own nature free. Political liberty is to be found only in moderate governments; and… — Montesquieu Abuse of power Copy Share Image
“[92] Plato, in his fourth book of Laws, says that the præfectures of music and gymnic exercises are the most important employments… — Montesquieu Books Copy Share Image
“The right of conquest is not a right. A society can be founded only with the consent of its members. If it… — Montesquieu Conquest Copy Share Image
“As with their fashions, so is it with their customs and style of living: French manners change with the age of the… — Montesquieu Life Copy Share Image
“History is full of religious wars; but, we must take care to observe, it was not the multiplicity of religions that produced… — Montesquieu Government Copy Share Image
“One of them said to me once, “I believe in the immortality of the soul for six months at a time; my… — Montesquieu Death Copy Share Image
“MOST legislators have been men of inferior capacity whom chance exalted over their fellows, and who took counsel almost exclusively of their… — Montesquieu Law Copy Share Image
“[245] "In large and populous cities," says the author of the Fable of the Bees, i, p. 133, "they wear clothes above… — Montesquieu Books Copy Share Image
“The desire for glory is no different from that instinct for preservation that is common to all creatures. It is as if… — Montesquieu Desire Copy Share Image
“My dear Usbek, when women feel, as they lose their attractiveness, that their end is coming in advance, they would like to… — Montesquieu Deceive People Copy Share Image
“A truly virtuous man would come to the aid of the most distant stranger as quickly as to his own friend. If… — Montesquieu Friendship Copy Share Image
“Rhedi: I am always afraid that they will eventually succeed in discovering some secret which will provide a quicker way of making… — Montesquieu Innovation Copy Share Image
“If a human creature is composed of two beings, and if the acknowledgment of the necessity of preserving their union is the… — Montesquieu Copy Share Image
“They maintain that all unlimited power must be unlawful, because it cannot have had a lawful origin. For, we cannot, say they,… — Montesquieu Freedom Copy Share Image
“Another much-discussed question is, whether women are intended by nature to be subject to men.“No,” said a very gallant philosopher to me… — Montesquieu Feminism Copy Share Image
“But there is not a single person employed in any way at the court, in Paris, or in the provinces, who is… — Montesquieu Computers Copy Share Image
![“[92] Plato, in his fourth book of Laws, says that the præfectures of music and gymnic exercises are the most important employments in the city; and, in his Republic, iii, Damon will tell you, says he, what sounds are capable of corrupting the mind with base sentiments, or of inspiring the contrary…” quote by Montesquieu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/316/montesquieu-19593_books_92-plato-in-his-fourth-book-of-laws-says_1724267.jpg)
![“[245] "In large and populous cities," says the author of the Fable of the Bees, i, p. 133, "they wear clothes above their rank, and, consequently, have the pleasure of being esteemed by a vast majority, not as what they are, but what they appear to be.” quote by Montesquieu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f44/montesquieu-19593_books_245-in-large-and-populous-cities-says-th_3159394.jpg)
