The success of most things depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed.
BARON DE MONTESQUIEUWhat 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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An injustice to one is a threat made to all
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Every man who has power is impelled to abuse it.
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When one wants to change manners and customs, one should not do so by changing the laws.
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The prejudices of superstition are superior to all others, and have the strongest influence on the human mind.
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The less luxury there is in a republic, the more it is perfect.
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Europe is a state with several provinces
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Fain would I glide down a gentle river, but I am carried away by a torrent.
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There is no nation so powerful, as the one that obeys its laws not from principals of fear or reason, but from passion.
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Talent is a gift which God has given us secretly, and which we reveal without perceiving it.
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What cowardice it is to be dismayed by the happiness of others and devastated by there good fortune.
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The culminating point of administration is to know well how much power, great or small, we ought to use in all circumstances.
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In constitutional states, liberty is compensation for heavy taxes; in dictatorships, the subsititue is light taxes.
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There is no one, says another, whom fortune does not visit once in his life; but when she does not find him ready to receive her, she walks in at the door, and flies out at the window.
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Virtue in a republic is the love of one’s country, that is the love of equality.
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Experience constantly proves that every man who has power is impelled to abuse it; he goes on till he is pulled up by some limits. Who would say it! virtue even has need of limits.
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