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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.

Baron de Montesquieu

I have read descriptions of Paradise that would make any sensible person stop wanting to go there.
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Description Paradise Sensible
Republics come to an end by luxurious habits; monarchies by poverty.
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Politics Republic Wisdom
To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.
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Funny Inspirational Integrity Leadership
For a country, everything will be lost when the jobs of an economist and a banker become highly respected professions.
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Bankers Country Jobs
The spirit of moderation should also be the spirit of the lawgiver.
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Law Philosophical Spirit
There is a very good saying that if triangles invented a god, they would make him three-sided.
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Mathematics Three Triangles
Political liberty is to be found only in moderate governments.
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Government Liberty Political
Talent is a gift which God has given us secretly, and which we reveal without perceiving it.
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Given Philosophical Talent
I suffer from the disease of writing books and being ashamed of them when they are finished.
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Book Suffering Writing
To lend money without interest, is certainly an action laudable and extremely good; but it is obvious, that it is only a counsel of religion, and not a civil law.
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Action Law Lending
If triangles had a god, he would have three sides.
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God Three Triangles
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
There are three species of government: republican, monarchical, and despotic.
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Gambling Government Three
Democracy is corrupted not only when the spirit of equality is corrupted, but likewise when they fall into a spirit of extreme equality.
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Democracy Fall Spirit
Happy the people whose annals are tiresome.
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History People Vacant
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

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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