What cowardice it is to be dismayed by the happiness of others and devastated by there good fortune.
BARON DE MONTESQUIEUAs men are affected in all ages by the same passions, the occasions which bring about great changes are different, but the causes are always the same.
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Oh, how empty is praise when it reflects back to its origin!
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There is hardly any grief that an hour’s reading will not dissipate.
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There should be weeping at a man’s birth, not at his death.
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You have to study a great deal to know a little.
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I shall ever repeat it, that mankind are governed not by extremes, but by principals of moderation.
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Liberty itself has appeared intolerable to those nations who have not been accustomed to enjoy it.
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When we seek after wit, we discover only foolishness.
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Not to be loved is a misfortune, but it is an insult to be loved no longer.
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The reason the Romans built their great paved highways was because they had such inconvenient footwear.
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Honor is unknown in despotic states.
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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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Virtue is necessary to a republic.
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An injustice to one is a threat made to all
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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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If you would be holy, instruct your children, because all the good acts they perform will be imputed to you.
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