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Them Quotes by Baron de Montesquieu
- The incomparable stupidity of life teaches us to love our parents; divine philosophy teaches us to forgive them.
- A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in a century.
- With truths of a certain kind, it is not enough to make them appear convincing: one must also make them felt. Of such kind are…
- The power of divorce can be given only to those who feel the inconveniences of marriage, and who are sensible of the moment when it…
- Thus the creation, which seems an arbitrary act, supposes laws as invariable as those of the fatality of the Atheists. It would be absurd to…
- When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty; because…
- I suffer from the disease of writing books and being ashamed of them when they are finished.
- To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.
- 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…
- False happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. True happiness renders them kind and sensible, and that happiness is always…
- Do you think that God will punish them for not practicing a religion which he did not reveal to them?
- What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason they create monsters to frighten…
- In the state of nature... all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover…
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- Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake… — Hannah Arendt
- A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the mind and… — Pietro Aretino
- If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them. — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of… — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle
- Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. — Aristotle
- Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit. — Aristotle
- Stories surge up out of nowhere, and if they feel compelling, you follow them. You let them unfold inside you and see… — Paul Auster