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The life of man is but a succession of vain hopes and groundless fears.

Baron de Montesquieu

Life was given to me as a favor, so I may abandon it when it is one no longer.
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Favors Given May
We ought to be very cautious and circumspect in the prosecution of magic and heresy. The attempt to put down these two crimes may be extremely perilous to liberty.
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Magic Two Wisdom
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
Peace is a natural effect of trade.
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Natural Philosophical Trade
Love of the republic in a democracy, is a love of the democracy; love of the democracy is that of equality. Love of the democracy is likewise that of frugality.
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Democracy Equality Love
They who assert that a blind fatality produced the various effects we behold in this world talk very absurdly; for can anything be more unreasonable than to pretend that a blind fatality could be productive of intelligent beings.
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Blind Intelligent World
The mood and temper of the public in regard to the treatment of crime and criminals is one of the most unfailing tests of the civilisation of any country.
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Country Criminals Tests
Liberty… is there only when there is no abuse of power.
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Abuse Liberty Power
Fain would I glide down a gentle river, but I am carried away by a torrent.
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Away Carried Gentle Rivers
No kingdom has shed more blood than the kingdom of Christ.
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Blood Kingdoms Philosophical
The success of most things depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed.
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Knowing Long Success
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
When one wants to change manners and customs, one should not do so by changing the laws.
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Law Manners Want
Law should be like death, which spares no one.
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Law Spare
You have to study a great deal to know a little.
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Learning Littles Study
Better it is to say that the government most comfortable to nature is that which best agrees with the humor and disposition of the people in whose favor it is established.
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Favor Government People

The life of man is but a succession of vain hopes and groundless fears.

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