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Charles de Secondat Quotes

Charles de Secondat quotes

French Philosopher January 18, 1689 – February 10, 1755

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Charles de Secondat quote: "To love to read is to exchange hours of ennui for hours of..."
To love to read is to exchange hours of ennui for hours of delight. Charles de Secondat
Charles de Secondat quote: "Not to be loved is a misfortune, but it is an insult to be..."
Not to be loved is a misfortune, but it is an insult to be loved no longer. Charles de Secondat
Christians are beginning to lose the spirit of intolerance which animated them... They have realized that zeal for the advancement of religion is different from a due attachment to it; and that in order to love it and fulfil its behests, it is not necessary to hate and persecute those who are opposed to it. Charles de Secondat
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. Charles de Secondat
Slavery, properly so called, is the establishment of a right which gives to one man such a power over another as renders him absolute master of his life and fortune. Charles de Secondat
Charles de Secondat quote: "Life was given to me as a favor, so I may abandon it when it..."
Life was given to me as a favor, so I may abandon it when it is one no longer. Charles de Secondat
Charles de Secondat quote: "To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above..."
To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them. Charles de Secondat
Nothing is a greater obstacle to our progress in knowledge, than a bad performance of a celebrated author; because, before we instruct we must begin with undeceiving. Charles de Secondat
Charles de Secondat quote: "Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange..."
Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange small favors for big ones. Charles de Secondat
False happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. True happiness renders them kind and sensible, and that happiness is always shared. Charles de Secondat
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 Secondat
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. Charles de Secondat
Charles de Secondat quote: "Happy the people whose annals are tiresome."
Happy the people whose annals are tiresome. Charles de Secondat
The law of nations is naturally founded on this principle, that different nations ought in time of peace to do one another all the good they can, and in time of war as little injury as possible, without prejudicing their real interests. Charles de Secondat
In bodies moved, the motion is received, increased, diminished, or lost, according to the relations of the quantity of matter and velocity; each diversity is uniformity, each change is constancy. Charles de Secondat

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