“ An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations. Charles de Montesquieu
“ Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange small favors for big ones. Charles de Montesquieu
“ It is not the young people that degenerate they are not spoiled till those of mature age are already sunk into corruption. Charles de Montesquieu
“ False happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. True happiness renders them kind and sensible, and that happiness is always shared. Charles de Montesquieu
“ There is no nation so powerful, as the one that obeys its laws not from principals of fear or reason, but from passion. Charles de Montesquieu
“ The sublimity of administration consists in knowing the proper degree of power that should be exerted on different occasions. Charles de Montesquieu
“ Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed. Charles de Montesquieu
“ We must have constantly present in our minds the difference between independence and liberty. Liberty is a right of doing whatever the laws permit, and if a citizen could do what they forbid he would… Charles de Montesquieu
“ If we only wanted to be happy it would be easy but we want to be happier than other people which is almost always difficult since we think them happier than they are. Charles de Montesquieu
