Montesquieu
View AuthorA man is not unhappy because of ambition, but because it devours him.
Montesquieu
View AuthorFreedom consists of being able to do what one ought to do.
Montesquieu
View AuthorUsually, those who possess great talent are naive.
Montesquieu
View AuthorSports appeal because they flatter greed, that is, the hope of possessing more.
Montesquieu
View AuthorTalent is a gift that God gives us in secret, and that we reveal without knowing it.
Montesquieu
View AuthorThe breakdown of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded.
Montesquieu
View AuthorWhen one seeks so much the way to become feared, one always finds first the way to become hated.
Montesquieu
View AuthorBad examples are more harmful than crimes.
Montesquieu
View AuthorCustoms make the laws, women make the customs; therefore, women make the laws.
Montesquieu
View AuthorMost of the time, success depends on knowing how long it will take to achieve it.
Montesquieu
View AuthorLuxury is always in proportion to the disparity of fortunes.
Montesquieu
View AuthorMore states have perished due to the depravity of customs than from the violation of laws.