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Man is a social animal formed to please in society.

Baron de Montesquieu

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I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise.
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Philosophical Success Wise
If I knew something that would serve my country but would harm mankind, I would never reveal it; for I am a citizen of humanity first and by necessity, and a citizen of France second, and only by accident
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Country Humanity Patriotism
I shall be obliged to wander to the right and to the left, that I may investigate and discover the truth.
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May Obliged Wander
Power ought to serve as a check to power.
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Checks Ought Power
Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.
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Law Liberty Philosophical
Laws undertake to punish only overt acts.
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Law Overt Punish Undertake
Republics are brought to their ends by luxury; monarchies by poverty.
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Luxury Poverty Republic
Lunch kills half of Paris, supper the other half.
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Lunch Paris Philosophical
Political liberty is to be found only in moderate governments.
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Government Liberty Political
If one only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier that other people, and this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are. you are comparing your lot with an ideal which is of course better and therefore you feel worse
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Believe Gratitude People
The English are busy; they don’t have time to be polite.
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Busy English Polite Time
I should like to abolish funerals; the time to mourn a person is at his birth, not his death.
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Art History Philosophy
Countries are well cultivated, not as they are fertile, but as they are free.
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Country Freedom Wells
If you run after wit, you will succeed in catching folly.
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Catching Running Succeed
An injustice to one is a threat made to all
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Injustice Made Threat
What orators lack in depth they make up for in length.
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Depth Philosophical Public Speaking

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