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The power of divorce can be given only to those who feel the inconveniences of marriage, and who are sensible of the moment when it is for their interest to make them cease.

Baron de Montesquieu

There are bad examples which are worse than crimes; and more states have perished from the violation of morality than from the violation of law.
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Example Law Morality
Fain would I glide down a gentle river, but I am carried away by a torrent.
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Away Carried Gentle Rivers
The incomparable stupidity of life teaches us to love our parents; divine philosophy teaches us to forgive them.
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Forgiveness Love Philosophy
Society is the union of men and not the men themselves.
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Anger Men Society
In a republic there is no coercive force as in other governments, the laws must therefore endeavor to supply this defect.
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Government Law Republic
It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of mature age are already sunk into corruption.
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Age Birthday People
If we only wanted to be happy, it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, and that is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are.
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Difficult People Since Thinking
Experience constantly proves that every man who has power is impelled to abuse it; he goes on till he is pulled up by some limits. Who would say it! virtue even has need of limits.
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Abuse Men Power
Life was given to me as a favor, so I may abandon it when it is one no longer.
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Favors Given May
Happy the people whose annals are tiresome.
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History People Vacant
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
Injustice towards others is a threat to everybody
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Clever Injustice Threat
Wherever I find envy I take a pleasure in provoking it: I always praise before an envious man those who make him grow pale.
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Envy Men Praise
When the body of the people is possessed of the supreme power, it is called a democracy.
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Democracy Nerd People
Political liberty is to be found only in moderate governments.
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Government Liberty Political
Vitam Impendere Vero (I consecrate my life to truth).
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Consecrate Impendere Life Truth

The power of divorce can be given only to those who feel the inconveniences of marriage, and who are sensible of the moment when it is for their interest to make them cease.

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