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As men are affected in all ages by the same passions, the occasions which bring about great changes are different, but the causes are always the same.

Baron de Montesquieu

To love to read is to exchange hours of ennui for hours of delight.
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Delight Hours Philosophical
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
The spirit of moderation should also be the spirit of the lawgiver.
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Law Philosophical Spirit
The harshest tyranny is that which acts under the protection of legality and the banner of justice.
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Justice Protection Tyranny
If triangles had a god, he would have three sides.
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God Three Triangles
Peace is a natural effect of trade.
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Natural Philosophical Trade
There should be weeping at a man’s birth, not at his death.
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Birth Death Men Weep
The state is the association of men, and not men themselves; the citizen may perish, and the man remain.
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Citizens Men Society
That anyone who possesses power has a tendency to abuse it is an eternal truth. They tend to go as far as the barriers will allow.
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Abuse Peace Tendencies
Man is a social animal formed to please in society.
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Animal Men Society
To succeed in the world we must look foolish but be wise.
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Looks Success Wise
There is only one thing that can form a bond between men, and that is gratitude… we cannot give someone else greater power over us than we have ourselves.
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Gratitude Men Ties
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
As men are affected in all ages by the same passions, the occasions which bring about great changes are different, but the causes are always the same.
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Age Men Passion
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
Love of reading enables a man to exchange the weary hours, which come to every one, for hours of delight.
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Library Men Reading

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