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

Baron de Montesquieu

Man is a social animal formed to please in society.
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Animal Men Society
Every man who has power is impelled to abuse it.
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Abuse Evil Men
Trade is the best cure for prejudice.
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Cures Prejudice Trade
I shall ever repeat it, that mankind are governed not by extremes, but by principals of moderation.
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Extremes Mankind Moderation
If the triangles made a god, they would give him three sides.
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God Philosophical Two Sides
In every government there are three sorts of power: the legislative; the executive in respect to things dependent on the law of nations; and the executive in regard to matters that depend on the civil law.
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Government Law Three
It is always the adventurers who do great things, not the sovereigns of great empires.
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Adventure Empires Greatness
Countries are well cultivated, not as they are fertile, but as they are free.
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Country Freedom Wells
Power should be a check on power.
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Checks Evil Good
Republics are brought to their ends by luxury; monarchies by poverty.
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Luxury Poverty Republic
I have ever held it as a maxim never to do that through another which it was impossible for me to execute myself.
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Another Execute Impossible Maxims
A man who writes well writes not as others write, but as he himself writes; it is often in speaking badly that he speaks well.
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Men Speak Writing
Experience constantly proves that every man who has power is impelled to abuse it; he goes on till he is pulled up by some limits. Who would say it! virtue even has need of limits.
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Abuse Men Power
I never listen to calumnies, because if they are untrue I run the risk of being deceived, and if they be true, of hating persons not worth thinking about.
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Hate Running Thinking
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
When we seek after wit, we discover only foolishness.
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Discover Foolishness Wit

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