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Love of reading enables a man to exchange the weary hours, which come to every one, for hours of delight.

Baron de Montesquieu

The reason the Romans built their great paved highways was because they had such inconvenient footwear.
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Highway Philosophical Reason
There is a very good saying that if triangles invented a god, they would make him three-sided.
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Mathematics Three Triangles
The law of nations is naturally founded on this principle, that different nations ought in time of peace to do one another all the good they can, and in time of war as little injury as possible, without prejudicing their real interests.
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Law Real War
The Christian religion is a stranger to mere despotic power. The mildness so frequently recommended in the Gospel is incompatible with the despotic rage.
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Christian Liberty Stranger
If the triangles made a god, they would give him three sides.
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God Philosophical Two Sides
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
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
It is rare to find learned men who are clean, do not stink and have a sense of humour.
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Learning Men Science
Republics come to an end by luxurious habits; monarchies by poverty.
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Politics Republic Wisdom
When the body of the people is possessed of the supreme power, it is called a democracy.
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Democracy Nerd People
No kingdom has shed more blood than the kingdom of Christ.
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Blood Kingdoms Philosophical
Politics are a smooth file, which cuts gradually, and attains its end by slow progression.
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Cutting Politics Progression Smooth
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
When the [law making] and [law enforcement] powers are united in the same person… there can be no liberty.
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Enforcement Law Liberty
Religious wars are not caused by the fact that there is more than one religion, but by the spirit of intolerance… the spread of which can only be regarded as the total eclipse of human reason.
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Religion Religious War
Liberty… is there only when there is no abuse of power.
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Abuse Liberty Power

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