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Charles de Montesquieu Quotes
«To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.»
Author: Charles de Montesquieu
(Philosopher, Politician)
| About:
Brotherhood,
Greatness,
Humility
| Keywords:
Great One
«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»
Author: Charles de Montesquieu
(Philosopher, Politician)
| About:
Happiness
| Keywords:
Almost always, happier, wanted
«I have never known any distress that an hour's reading did not relieve.»
Author: Charles de Montesquieu
(Philosopher, Politician)
| About:
Reading
| Keywords:
distress, relieve, relieving
«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»
Author: Charles de Montesquieu
(Philosopher, Politician)
| About:
Democracy,
Tyranny
| Keywords:
apathy, citizen, democracy, oligarchies, oligarchy, prince, Public welfare, welfare
«An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations.»
Author: Charles de Montesquieu
(Philosopher, Politician)
| About:
Generations,
Writers,
Writing
| Keywords:
insists