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Famous Baron de Montesquieu Quotes
“Man, as a physical being, is like other bodies governed by invariable laws.”
Source: The Spirit of Laws
“It is unreasonable ... to oblige a man not to attempt the defense of his own life.”
Source: The Spirit of Laws
Source: The Spirit of Laws
“The life of man is but a succession of vain hopes and groundless fears.”
Source: The Spirit of Laws
“It is rare to find learned men who are clean, do not stink and have a sense of humour.”
Source: The Spirit of Laws
“Men should be bewailed at their birth, and not at their death.”
Source: The Spirit of Laws
Source: The Spirit of Laws
“Men, who are rogues individually, are in the mass very honorable people.”
Source: The Spirit of Laws
“There should be weeping at a man's birth, not at his death.”
Source: The Spirit of Laws
“The majority of men are more capable of great actions than of good ones.”
“It is requisite the government be so constituted as one man need not be afraid of another.”
Source: The Spirit of Laws