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I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise.

Baron de Montesquieu

Countries are not cultivated in proportion to their fertility, but to their liberty.
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Country Fertility Liberty
The incomparable stupidity of life teaches us to love our parents; divine philosophy teaches us to forgive them.
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Forgiveness Love Philosophy
The crime against nature will never make any great progress in society unless people are prompted to it by some particular custom.
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Crime People Progress
Honor is unknown in despotic states.
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Despotism Honor States
It is requisite the government be so constituted as one man need not be afraid of another.
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Government Men Needs
Never create by law what can be accomplished by morality.
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Courage Law Morality
Wonderful maxim: not to talk of things any more after they are done.
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Acceptance Done Wonderful
The success of most things depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed.
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Knowing Long Success
It is unreasonable … to oblige a man not to attempt the defense of his own life.
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Defense Men Reason
To love to read is to exchange hours of ennui for hours of delight.
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Delight Hours Philosophical
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
Lunch kills half of Paris, supper the other half.
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Lunch Paris Philosophical
When a government lasts a long while, it deteriorates by insensible degrees. Republics end through luxury, monarchies through poverty.
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Government Long Luxury
The life of man is but a succession of vain hopes and groundless fears.
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Men Succession Vain
If I knew of something that could serve my nation but would ruin another, I would not propose it to my prince, for I am first a man and only then a Frenchman… because I am necessarily a man, and only accidentally am I French.
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Firsts Men Ruin
An injustice committed against anyone is a threat to everyone.
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Human Justice Rights Threat

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