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Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.

~Charles De Montesquieu

Topics: Circumstances Depends How Knowing Long Majority Succeed Success Takes

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No kingdom has shed more blood than the kingdom of Christ.

~Charles De Montesquieu

Topics: Blood Christ Kingdom More Shed Than

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In the infancy of societies, the chiefs of state shape its institutions; later the institutions shape the chiefs of state.

~Charles De Montesquieu

Topics: Infancy Institutions Later Shape Societies State

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If triangles had a god, they would give him three sides.

~Charles De Montesquieu

Topics: Give God Had Him Sides Three Would

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Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.

~Charles De Montesquieu

Topics: Luxury Poverty Republics Ruins

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What orators lack in depth they make up for in length.

~Charles De Montesquieu

Topics: Depth Lack Length Make Make Up Orator Up

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There should be weeping at a man's birth, not at his death.

~Charles De Montesquieu

Topics: Birth Death His Man Should Weeping

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Author: A fool who, not content with having bored those who have lived with him, insists on tormenting generations to come.

~Charles De Montesquieu

Topics: Author Bored Come Content Fool Generations Having Him Insists Lived Those Who

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If the triangles made a god, they would give him three sides.

~Charles De Montesquieu

Topics: Give God Him Made Sides Three Would

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Countries are well cultivated, not as they are fertile, but as they are free.

~Charles De Montesquieu

Topics: Countries Cultivated Fertile Free Well

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Philosopher

Born: January 18th, 1689

Died: February 10th, 1755

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