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An empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war.

~Charles De Montesquieu

Topics: Empire Founded Itself Maintain War

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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.

~Charles De Montesquieu

Topics: Always False Happiness Kind Men Never Proud Sensible Shared Stern Them True True Happiness

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Lunch kills half of Paris, supper the other half.

~Charles De Montesquieu

Topics: Half Lunch Other Paris Supper

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Men should be bewailed at their birth, and not at their death.

~Charles De Montesquieu

Topics: Birth Death Men Should

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I have never known any distress that an hour's reading did not relieve.

~Charles De Montesquieu

Topics: Any Did Distress Hour Known Never Reading Relieve

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The severity of the laws prevents their execution.

~Charles De Montesquieu

Topics: Execution Laws Prevents Severity

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Laws undertake to punish only overt acts.

~Charles De Montesquieu

Topics: Acts Laws Only Punish Undertake

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The reason the Romans built their great paved highways was because they had such inconvenient footwear.

~Charles De Montesquieu

Topics: Because Built Great Had Highways Inconvenient Paved Reason Romans

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In most things success depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.

~Charles De Montesquieu

Topics: Depends How Knowing Long Most Succeed Success Takes Things

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The spirit of moderation should also be the spirit of the lawgiver.

~Charles De Montesquieu

Topics: Also Moderation Should Spirit

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Philosopher

Born: January 18th, 1689

Died: February 10th, 1755

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