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Baron de Montesquieu

Those who have few affairs to attend to are great speakers. The less men think, the more they talk.
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Men Talking Thinking
I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise.
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Philosophical Success Wise
Democracy is corrupted not only when the spirit of equality is corrupted, but likewise when they fall into a spirit of extreme equality.
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Democracy Fall Spirit
It is difficult for the united states to be all of equal power and extent.
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Country Difficult Equal United States
Each particular society begins to feel its strength, whence arises a state of war between different nations.
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Different States War
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 themselves with, and phantoms which lead them astray.
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Fear Men Silly
The coffee is prepared in such a way that it makes those who drink it witty: at least there is not a single soul who, on quitting the house, does not believe himself four times wittier that when he entered it.
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Believe Coffee Witty
Never create by law what can be accomplished by morality.
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Courage Law Morality
Vitam Impendere Vero (I consecrate my life to truth).
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Consecrate Impendere Life Truth
I have ever held it as a maxim never to do that through another which it was impossible for me to execute myself.
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Another Execute Impossible Maxims
I shall ever repeat it, that mankind are governed not by extremes, but by principals of moderation.
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Extremes Mankind Moderation
For a country, everything will be lost when the jobs of an economist and a banker become highly respected professions.
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Bankers Country Jobs
The Ottoman Empire whose sick body was not supported by a mild and regular diet, but by a powerful treatment, which continually exhausted it.
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Powerful Sick
Political liberty in a citizen is that tranquillity of spirit which comes from the opinion each one has of his security, and in order for him to have this liberty the government must be such that one citizen cannot fear another citizen.
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Government Order Political
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
An injustice committed against anyone is a threat to everyone.
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Human Justice Rights Threat

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