Great commanders write their actions with simplicity; because they receive more glory from facts than from words.
BARON DE MONTESQUIEUIn the state of nature… all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the law.
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The life of man is but a succession of vain hopes and groundless fears.
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Lunch kills half of Paris, supper the other half.
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There are three species of government: republican, monarchical, and despotic.
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The majority of men are more capable of great actions than of good ones.
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The less men think, the more they talk.
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The reason the Romans built their great paved highways was because they had such inconvenient footwear.
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Honor is unknown in despotic states.
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To succeed in the world we must look foolish but be wise.
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If you would be holy, instruct your children, because all the good acts they perform will be imputed to you.
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A good writer does not write as people write, but as he writes.
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It is rare to find learned men who are clean, do not stink and have a sense of humour.
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Certain kinds of foolishness are such that a greater foolishness would be better.
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Republics come to an end by luxurious habits; monarchies by poverty.
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Not to be loved is a misfortune, but it is an insult to be loved no longer.
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You have to study a great deal to know a little.
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