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Nature is just to all mankind, and repays them for their industry. She renders them industrious by annexing rewards in proportion to their labor.

Baron de Montesquieu

The severity of the laws prevents their execution.
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Execution Law Philosophical
If triangles had a god, he would have three sides.
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God Three Triangles
Society is the union of men and not the men themselves.
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Anger Men Society
There are only two cases in which war is just: first, in order to resist the aggression of an enemy, and second, in order to help an ally who has been attacked.
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Aggression Order Two War
The English are busy folk; they have no time in which to be polite.
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Busy Polite Time
If one only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier that other people, and this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are. you are comparing your lot with an ideal which is of course better and therefore you feel worse
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Believe Gratitude People
There is no one, says another, whom fortune does not visit once in his life; but when she does not find him ready to receive her, she walks in at the door, and flies out at the window.
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Another Doors Fortune Window
Man is a social animal formed to please in society.
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Animal Men Society
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
An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations.
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Future Life Philosophical
Solemnity is the shield of idiots
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Idiot Shields Stupidity
Vanity and pride of nations; vanity is as advantageous to a government as pride is dangerous.
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Government Pride Vanity
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
If I knew something that would serve my country but would harm mankind, I would never reveal it; for I am a citizen of humanity first and by necessity, and a citizen of France second, and only by accident
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Country Humanity Patriotism
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
Injustice towards others is a threat to everybody
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Clever Injustice Threat

Nature is just to all mankind, and repays them for their industry. She renders them industrious by annexing rewards in proportion to their labor.

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