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Those who have few affairs to attend to are great speakers. The less men think, the more they talk.

Baron de Montesquieu

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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Age Birthday People
There are countries where a man is worth nothing; there are others where he is worth less than nothing.
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Country Men Nothing Worth
There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.
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Law Name Tyrant
Each citizen contributes to the revenues of the State a portion of his property in order that his tenure of the rest may be secure.
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Citizens May Order
The reason the Romans built their great paved highways was because they had such inconvenient footwear.
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Highway Philosophical Reason
It is rare to find learned men who are clean, do not stink and have a sense of humour.
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Learning Men Science
Life was given to me as a favor, so I may abandon it when it is one no longer.
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Favors Given May
A fondness for reading changes the inevitable dull hours of our life into exquisite hours of delight.
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Delight Dull Reading
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 difficult, since we think them happier than they are.
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Difficult People Since Thinking
Passion makes us feel, but never see clearly.
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Cleanly Feel Passion
Power ought to serve as a check to power.
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Checks Ought Power
Liberty is the right of doing whatever the laws permit.
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Day Happy Independence Law Liberty
To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.
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Funny Inspirational Integrity Leadership
The pagan religion, which prohibited only some of the grosser crimes, and which stopped the hand but meddled not with the heart, might have crimes that were inexplicable.
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Hands Heart might
It is difficult for the united states to be all of equal power and extent.
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Country Difficult Equal United States
The prejudices of superstition are superior to all others, and have the strongest influence on the human mind.
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Mind Prejudice Superstitions

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