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Than Quotes by Baron de Montesquieu
- There is only one thing that can form a bond between men, and that is gratitude... we cannot give someone else greater power over us…
- They who assert that a blind fatality produced the various effects we behold in this world talk very absurdly; for can anything be more unreasonable…
- There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.
- If we only wanted to be happy, it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, and that is almost always…
- No kingdom has shed more blood than the kingdom of Christ.
- Religious wars are not caused by the fact that there is more than one religion, but by the spirit of intolerance... the spread of which…
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- Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think. — Hannah Arendt
- Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under no conditions can it either… — Hannah Arendt
- No punishment has ever possessed enough power of deterrence to prevent the commission of crimes. On the contrary, whatever the punishment, once… — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or… — Pietro Aretino
- As a kid, 'Star Wars' was much more my thing than 'Star Trek' was. — J. J. Abrams
- Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip. — Aristophanes
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival. — Aristotle
- Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own. — Aristotle