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The prejudices of superstition are superior to all others, and have the strongest influence on the human mind.

Baron de Montesquieu

The coffee is prepared in such a way that it makes those who drink it witty: at least there is not a single soul who, on quitting the house, does not believe himself four times wittier that when he entered it.
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Believe Coffee Witty
The harshest tyranny is that which acts under the protection of legality and the banner of justice.
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Justice Protection Tyranny
What cowardice it is to be dismayed by the happiness of others and devastated by there good fortune.
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Cowardice Envy Fortune
I have never known any distress that an hour’s reading did not relieve.
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Fearless Philosophical Reading
Republics are brought to their ends by luxury; monarchies by poverty.
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Luxury Poverty Republic
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
A really intelligent man feels what other men only know.
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Feels Intelligent Men
It is always the adventurous who accomplish great things.
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Accomplish Adventure Adventurous
The love of study is in us the only lasting passion. All the others quit us in proportion as this miserable machine which holds them approaches its ruins.
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Machines Passion Ruins
There is as yet no liberty if the power of judging be not separated from legislative power and the executrix
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Executrix Judging Liberty Separate
A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in a century.
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Freedom Liberty Missing
When virtue is banished, ambition invades the minds of those who are disposed to receive it and avarice possesses the whole community.
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Ambition Community Mind
If you run after wit, you will succeed in catching folly.
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Catching Running Succeed
In the matter of dress one should always keep below one’s ability.
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Dresses Matter Should
Political liberty in a citizen is that tranquillity of spirit which comes from the opinion each one has of his security, and in order for him to have this liberty the government must be such that one citizen cannot fear another citizen.
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Government Order Political
Christianity stamped its character on jurisprudence; for empire has ever a connection with the priesthood.
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Character Connections Jurisprudence

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