"The success of most things depends upon knowing……" — Baron de Montesquieu
"The success of most things depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed."
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Baron de Montesquieu
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145 Quotes by Baron de Montesquieu
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Injustice towards others is a threat to everybody
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An injustice committed against anyone is a threat to everyone.
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The coffee is prepared in such a way that it makes those who drink it witty: at least there is…
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Laws, in their most general signification, are the necessary relations arising from the nature of things. In this sense all…
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I have never known any distress that an hour's reading did not relieve.
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Friendship is a contract in which we render small services in expectation of big ones.
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Not to be loved is a misfortune, but it is an insult to be loved no longer.
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We receive three educations, one from our parents, one from our school-masters, and one from the world. The third contradicts…
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There are only two cases in which war is just: first, in order to resist the aggression of an enemy,…
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There is only one thing that can form a bond between men, and that is gratitude... we cannot give someone…
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The incomparable stupidity of life teaches us to love our parents; divine philosophy teaches us to forgive them.
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If I knew something that would serve my country but would harm mankind, I would never reveal it; for I…
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The important achievement of Apollo was demonstrating that humanity is not forever chained to this planet and our visions go…
— Neil Armstrong
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Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.
— Marcus Aurelius
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If quantitatively the American achievement is impressive, qualitatively it is somewhat less satisfying.
— Irving Babbitt
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All I've ever ended up with in terms of achievements is the movie, some really stupid anecdotes, a bunch of…
— Christian Bale
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Accomplishment is socially judged by ill defined criteria so that one has to rely on others to find out how…
— Albert Bandura
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Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures, discouragements and doubts. We tend…
— Ethel Barrymore
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The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth, and not to be under…
— Samuel Adams
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It is not the going out of port, but the coming in, that determines the success of a voyage.
— Henry Ward Beecher
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Goodness is achieved not in a vacuum, but in the company of other men, attended by love.
— Saul Bellow
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You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible!
— Ezra Taft Benson
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The proud depend upon the world to tell them whether they have value or not. Their self-esteem is determined by…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success.
— Irving Berlin
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