Famous Charles de Montesquieu Quotes

It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of mature age are already sunk into corruption.
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Men should be bewailed at their birth, and not at their death.
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We should weep for men at their birth, not at their death.
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Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange small favors for big ones.
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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 shared.
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The less men think, the more they talk.
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Peace is a natural effect of trade.
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The sublimity of administration consists in knowing the proper degree of power that should be exerted on different occasions.
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In most things success depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.
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Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.
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