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Human laws made to direct the will ought to give precepts, and not counsels.

Baron de Montesquieu

Coffee renders many foolish people temporarily capable of wise actions
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Coffee People Wise
Do you think that God will punish them for not practicing a religion which he did not reveal to them?
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God Religion Thinking
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 success of most things depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed.
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Knowing Long Success
The laws do not take upon them to punish any other than overt acts.
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Act Law Overt Punish
There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.
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Law Name Tyrant
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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Divorce Given Moments
Very good laws may be ill timed.
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Good Law May Very
To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.
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Funny Inspirational Integrity Leadership
If you would be holy, instruct your children, because all the good acts they perform will be imputed to you.
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Children Holy Imputed Instruct Perform
Trade is the best cure for prejudice.
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Cures Prejudice Trade
Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.
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Philosophical Success Time
In the birth of societies it is the chiefs of states who give it its special character; and afterward it is this special character that forms the chiefs of state.
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Character Giving Leadership
Passion makes us feel, but never see clearly.
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Cleanly Feel Passion
An empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war.
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Empires Peace War
The reason the Romans built their great paved highways was because they had such inconvenient footwear.
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Highway Philosophical Reason

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