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Famous Baron de Montesquieu Quotes
“I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise.”
“No kingdom has shed more blood than the kingdom of Christ.”
“Talent is a gift which God has given us secretly, and which we reveal without perceiving it.”
“Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange small favors for big ones.”
“To love to read is to exchange hours of ennui for hours of delight.”
“It is always the adventurers who do great things, not the sovereigns of great empires.”
“There have never been so many civil wars as in the Kingdom of Christ.”
“Countries are well cultivated, not as they are fertile, but as they are free.”
“It is rare to find learned men who are clean, do not stink and have a sense of humour.”
“An injustice committed against anyone is a threat to everyone.”
“I have never known any distress that an hour's reading did not relieve.”
“Friendship is a contract in which we render small services in expectation of big ones.”
“The success of most things depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed.”
“Not to be loved is a misfortune, but it is an insult to be loved no longer.”