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I shall ever repeat it, that mankind are governed not by extremes, but by principals of moderation.

Baron de Montesquieu

Oh, how empty is praise when it reflects back to its origin!
BARON DE MONTESQUIEU

Empty Orignal Praise
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.
BARON DE MONTESQUIEU

Another Doors Fortune Window
The harshest tyranny is that which acts under the protection of legality and the banner of justice.
BARON DE MONTESQUIEU

Justice Protection Tyranny
Laws undertake to punish only overt acts.
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Law Overt Punish Undertake
When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty; because apprehensions may arise, lest the same monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws, to execute them in a tyrannical manner.
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Law Liberty Umpires
If you would be holy, instruct your children, because all the good acts they perform will be imputed to you.
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Children Holy Imputed Instruct Perform
If the triangles made a god, they would give him three sides.
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God Philosophical Two Sides
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
There should be weeping at a man’s birth, not at his death.
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Birth Death Men Weep
It is always the adventurous who accomplish great things.
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Accomplish Adventure Adventurous
This punishment of death is the remedy, as it were, of a sick society.
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Punishment Remedy Sick
Not to be loved is a misfortune, but it is an insult to be loved no longer.
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Comeback Insult Sexuality
Countries are not cultivated in proportion to their fertility, but to their liberty.
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Country Fertility Liberty
Passion makes us feel, but never see clearly.
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Cleanly Feel Passion
People here argue about religion interminably, but it appears that they are competing at the same time to see who can be the least devout.
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Arguing People Religion
The public business must be carried on with a certain motion, neither too quick nor too slow.
BARON DE MONTESQUIEU

Business Certain Motion Quick Slow

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