Montesquieu Famous Quotes



"Author A fool who, not content with having bored those who have lived with him, insists on tormenting generations to come."


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"When I meet a man I ask myself, 'Is this the man I want my children to spend their weekends with'"
Rita Rudner

"This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap the being a force of Nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy."
George Bernard Shaw

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever.
Chinese Proverb

Great men are not always wise.
Biblical Proverb

"Nay, tempt me not to love again There was a time when love was sweet Dear Nea had I known thee then, Our souls had not been slow to meet But oh this weary heart hath run So many a time the rounds of pain, Not even for thee, thou lovely one Would I endure such pangs again."
Sir Thomas More

"The point of philosophy is to start with something so simple as not to seem worth stating, and to end with something so paradoxical that no one will believe it."
Bertrand Russell

"Everyone should carefully observe which way his heart draws him, and then choose that way with all his strength."
Hasidic Saying

After I'm dead I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.
Marcius Porcius Cato

"On a long journey of human life, faith is the best of companions it is the best refreshment on the journey and it is the greatest property."
Buddha

"The price we pay when pursuing any art or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side."
James Arthur Baldwin