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Montesquieu

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Sports appeal because they flatter greed, that is, the hope of possessing more.

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Talent is a gift that God gives us in secret, and that we reveal without knowing it.

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The breakdown of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded.

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When one seeks so much the way to become feared, one always finds first the way to become hated.

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Customs make the laws, women make the customs; therefore, women make the laws.

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Most of the time, success depends on knowing how long it will take to achieve it.

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Luxury is always in proportion to the disparity of fortunes.

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More states have perished due to the depravity of customs than from the violation of laws.

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I would like to abolish funeral pomp. We should weep for men when they are born, not when they die.

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In order to prevent the abuse of power, it is necessary for power to check power.

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Countries are not cultivated by reason of their fertility, but by reason of their freedom.