43 Montesquieu Quotes for You to Enjoy

Montesquieu

French Philosopher

Born: Jan 18, 1689

Died: Feb 10, 1755

Laws Man Men People Power War

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The reason the Romans built their great paved highways was because they had such inconvenient footwear. Montesquieu

Great Had Highways Footwear Because Built Romans Paved Reason Inconvenient

There is no one, says another, whom fortune does not visit once in his life; but when she does not find him ready to receive her, she walks in at the door, and flies out at the window. Montesquieu

Life was given to me as a favor, so I may abandon it when it is one no longer. Montesquieu

Life Me Favor Abandon Given Longer May

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

Success Long Takes Most Knowing How Depends Succeed Things

I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise. Montesquieu

Wise Fool World Seem Observed Always Succeed Should

Weak minds exaggerate too much the wrong done to the Africans. Montesquieu

Too Much Too Minds Weak Weak Minds Exaggerate Wrong Done African Much

Laws undertake to punish only overt acts. Montesquieu

Punish Laws Only Undertake Acts

There is only one thing that can form a bond between men, and that is gratitude... we cannot give someone else greater power over us than we have ourselves. Montesquieu

It is always the adventurers who do great things, not the sovereigns of great empires. Montesquieu

Great Great Things Adventurers Empires Always Who Things

Thus the creation, which seems an arbitrary act, supposes laws as invariable as those of the fatality of the Atheists. It would be absurd to say that the Creator might govern the world without those rules, since without them it could not subsist. Montesquieu

World Creation Say Rules Those Would Atheists Would-Be Arbitrary Seems Laws Could Absurd Thus Since Without Govern Subsist Which Them Might Act Creator Fatality

Law in general is human reason, inasmuch as it governs all the inhabitants of the earth: the political and civil laws of each nation ought to be only the particular cases in which human reason is applied. Montesquieu

You have to study a great deal to know a little. Montesquieu

Great You Great Deal Study Know Deal Little

Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies. Montesquieu

Luxury Poverty Ruins Republics

There are only two cases in which war is just: first, in order to resist the aggression of an enemy, and second, in order to help an ally who has been attacked. Montesquieu

War Enemy First Has-Been Cases Only Attacked Ally Been Just Order Which Aggression Help Who Second Resist Two

What orators lack in depth they make up for in length. Montesquieu

Orator Make Make Up Up Lack In-Depth Length Depth

If I went back to the world, I would just like to warm up in winter and eat ice creams in summer. Montesquieu

Winter Summer Ice Cream

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