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Baron de Montesquieu

If the triangles made a god, they would give him three sides.
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God Philosophical Two Sides
Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange small favors for big ones.
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Bigs Favors Friendship
The reason the Romans built their great paved highways was because they had such inconvenient footwear.
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Highway Philosophical Reason
The alms given to a naked man in the street do not fulfil the obligations of the state, which owes to every citizen a certain subsistence, a proper nourishment, convenient clothing, and a kind of life not incompatible with health.
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Citizens Men Naked
But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go.
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Abuse Authority Men
Friendship is a contract in which we render small services in expectation of big ones.
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Contract Expectation Friendship
A good writer does not write as people write, but as he writes.
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People Style Writing
Although born in a prosperous realm, we did not believe that its boundaries should limit our knowledge, and that the lore of the East should alone enlighten us.
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Aunt Believe East
The Christian religion is a stranger to mere despotic power. The mildness so frequently recommended in the Gospel is incompatible with the despotic rage.
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Christian Liberty Stranger
Man is a social animal formed to please in society.
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Animal Men Society
To lend money without interest, is certainly an action laudable and extremely good; but it is obvious, that it is only a counsel of religion, and not a civil law.
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Action Law Lending
Trade is the best cure for prejudice.
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Cures Prejudice Trade
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
Politics are a smooth file, which cuts gradually, and attains its end by slow progression.
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Cutting Politics Progression Smooth
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
When God endowed human beings with brains, He did not intend to guarantee them.
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Brain Guarantees Humans

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