60 ordspråk av Charles de Montesquieu
Charles de Montesquieu
If I knew something that would serve my country but would harm mankind, I would never reveal it; for I am a citizen of humanity first and by necessity, and a citizen of France second, and only by accident
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If I knew something that would serve my country but would harm mankind, I would never reveal it; for I am a citizen of humanity first and by necessity, and a citizen of France second, and only by accident
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If I knew something that would serve my country but would harm mankind, I would never reveal it; for I am a citizen of humanity first and by necessity, and a citizen of France second, and only by accident
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If one only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier than other people, and this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are.
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If the triangles made a god, they would give him three sides
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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
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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
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In most things success depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.
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In the infancy of societies, the chiefs of state shape its institutions; later the institutions shape the chiefs of state
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It is always the adventurers who do great things, not the sovereigns of great empires.
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It is always the adventurous who accomplish great things
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It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of mature age are already sunk into corruption.
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Laws undertake to punish only overt acts
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Liberty is the right to do what the law permits
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Lunch kills half of Paris, supper the other half.
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