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The public business must be carried on with a certain motion, neither too quick nor too slow.

Baron de Montesquieu

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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Age Birthday People
Certain kinds of foolishness are such that a greater foolishness would be better.
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Certain Foolishness Kind
Liberty is the right to do what the law permits.
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Law Liberty 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
In the state of nature… all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the law.
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Equality Law Men
Vitam Impendere Vero (I consecrate my life to truth).
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Consecrate Impendere Life Truth
To love to read is to exchange hours of ennui for hours of delight.
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Delight Hours Philosophical
The state is the association of men, and not men themselves; the citizen may perish, and the man remain.
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Citizens Men Society
An injustice committed against anyone is a threat to everyone.
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Human Justice Rights Threat
There should be weeping at a man’s birth, not at his death.
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Birth Death Men Weep
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
There is hardly any grief that an hour’s reading will not dissipate.
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Grief Hours Reading
The severity of the laws prevents their execution.
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Execution Law Philosophical
Oh, how empty is praise when it reflects back to its origin!
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Empty Orignal Praise
The spirit of commerce… renders every man willing to live on his own property…& prevents the growth of luxury.
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Growth Luxury Men
Wonderful maxim: not to talk of things any more after they are done.
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Acceptance Done Wonderful

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