Montesquieu
View AuthorI prefer to quickly agree with most people rather than listen to them.
Montesquieu
View AuthorHappy is the nation whose history is read with boredom.
Montesquieu
View AuthorTo achieve success in the world, one must seem crazy and be wise.
Montesquieu
View AuthorOne must study a lot to know little.
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.