“I should like to abolish funerals; the time to mourn a person is at his birth, not his death.”
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Famous Baron de Montesquieu Quotes
Source: The Spirit of Laws
“In the matter of dress one should always keep below one's ability.”
“It is necessary from the very nature of things that power should be a check to power.”
Source: The Spirit of Laws
“I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise.”
Source: The Spirit of Laws
“Men should be bewailed at their birth, and not at their death.”
“The spirit of moderation should also be the spirit of the lawgiver.”
“There should be weeping at a man's birth, not at his death.”
Source: The Spirit of Laws
“When one wants to change manners and customs, one should not do so by changing the laws.”