Montesquieu
View AuthorA thing is not fair just because it is the law. It must be the law because it is fair.
Montesquieu
View AuthorHere a husband who loves his wife is a man who does not have enough merit to be loved by another.
Montesquieu
View AuthorThe truth in one time is error in another.
Montesquieu
View AuthorAn injustice done to the individual is a threat to the entire society.
Montesquieu
View AuthorAdmirable maxim: not to speak of things until they are done.
Montesquieu
View AuthorThe law should be like death, which exempts no one.
Montesquieu
View AuthorTo be truly great, one must be with the people, not above them.
Montesquieu
View AuthorThe useless laws weaken the necessary ones.
Montesquieu
View AuthorWhen death has equalized fortunes, funerals should not differentiate them.
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.