Charles de Montesquieu Quotes

To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.
Charles de Montesquieu

The less men think, the more they talk.
Charles de Montesquieu

In most things success depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.
Charles de Montesquieu

Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.
Charles de Montesquieu

If we only wanted to be happy, it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, and that is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are.
Charles de Montesquieu

The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy.
Charles de Montesquieu

If the triangles made a god, they would give him three sides.
Charles de Montesquieu

Charles de Montesquieu Quotes
		In the infancy of societies, the chiefs of state shape its institutions; later the institutions shape the chiefs of state. Charles de Montesquieu Vote on this Quote: Bad <---> Good
		Author Details: Type: Philosopher Quotes Category: French Philosopher Quotes Date of Birth: January 18, 1689 Date of Death: February 10, 1755 Nationality: French Amazon: Charles de Montesquieu on Amazon	Related Authors: Blaise Pascal Jean-Paul Sartre Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Albert Camus Michel de Montaigne Peter Abelard Simone Weil Jacques Derrida
		Select Charles de Montesquieu Quotations: To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them. Charles de Montesquieu The less men think, the more they talk. Charles de Montesquieu In most things success depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed. Charles de Montesquieu Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed. Charles de Montesquieu If we only wanted to be happy, it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, and that is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are. Charles de Montesquieu The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy. Charles de Montesquieu If the triangles made a god, they would give him three sides. Charles de Montesquieu
Quote Keywords: Chiefs, Infancy, Institutions, Later, Shape, Societies, State	Dictionary Links: Infancy, Later, Shape, Societies, State	All Charles de Montesquieu Quotations: An author is a fool who... An empire founded by war has... Countries are well cultivated, not as... False happiness renders men stern and... Friendship is an arrangement by which... I have always observed that to... I have never known any distress... If the triangles made a god... If we only wanted to be... In most things success depends on... In the infancy of societies, the... It is always the adventurers who... It is not the young people... Laws undertake to punish only overt acts. Liberty is the right to do... Lunch kills half of Paris, supper... Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies. Men should be bewailed at their... No kingdom has shed more blood... Peace is a natural effect of trade. Success in the majority of circumstances... Talent is a gift which God... The less men think, the more... The reason the Romans built their... The severity of the laws prevents... The spirit of moderation should also... The sublimity of administration consists in... The tyranny of a prince in... There is no crueler tyranny than... There is no nation so powerful... There is no one, says another... To become truly great, one has... To love to read is to... Useless laws weaken the necessary laws. We should weep for men at... What orators lack in depth they...

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