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To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.

Baron de Montesquieu

In bodies moved, the motion is received, increased, diminished, or lost, according to the relations of the quantity of matter and velocity; each diversity is uniformity, each change is constancy.
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Body Diversity Movement
Very good laws may be ill timed.
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Good Law May Very
When one wants to change manners and customs, one should not do so by changing the laws.
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Law Manners Want
I shall ever repeat it, that mankind are governed not by extremes, but by principals of moderation.
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Extremes Mankind Moderation
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
Honor is unknown in despotic states.
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Despotism Honor States
Europe is a state with several provinces
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Country Province Several State
I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise.
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Philosophical Success Wise
Liberty… is there only when there is no abuse of power.
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Abuse Liberty Power
Virtue has needs of limits.
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Limits Needs Virtue
The false notion of miracles comes of our vanity, which makes us believe we are important enough for the Supreme Being to upset nature on our behalf.
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Believe Miracle Vanity
The state of slavery is in its own nature bad.
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Bad Nature Slavery States
Republics come to an end by luxurious habits; monarchies by poverty.
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Politics Republic Wisdom
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
In the infancy of societies, the chiefs of state shape its institutions; later the institutions shape the chiefs of state.
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Institutions Shapes States
Republics are brought to their ends by luxury; monarchies by poverty.
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Luxury Poverty Republic

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