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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: "We should weep for men at their birth, not at their death."
We should weep for men at their birth, not at their death. Charles de Secondat
Charles de Secondat quote: "There is no nation so powerful, as the one that obeys its laws..."
There is no nation so powerful, as the one that obeys its laws not from principals of fear or reason, but from passion. Charles de Secondat
Charles de Secondat quote: "Talent is a gift which God has given us secretly, and which we..."
Talent is a gift which God has given us secretly, and which we reveal without perceiving it. Charles de Secondat
Charles de Secondat quote: "A man should be mourned at his birth, not at his death."
A man should be mourned at his birth, not at his death. Charles de Secondat
When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty; because apprehensions may arise, lest the same monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws, to execute them in a tyrannical manner. Charles de Secondat
Charles de Secondat quote: "It is always the adventurers who do great things, not the..."
It is always the adventurers who do great things, not the sovereigns of great empires. Charles de Secondat
With truths of a certain kind, it is not enough to make them appear convincing: one must also make them felt. Of such kind are moral truths. Charles de Secondat
Charles de Secondat quote: "I have read descriptions of Paradise that would make any..."
I have read descriptions of Paradise that would make any sensible person stop wanting to go there. Charles de Secondat
Charles de Secondat quote: "An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he..."
An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations. Charles de Secondat
Charles de Secondat quote: "Author: A fool who, not content with having bored those who..."
Author: A fool who, not content with having bored those who have lived with him, insists on tormenting generations to come. Charles de Secondat
Charles de Secondat quote: "A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in..."
A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in a century. Charles de Secondat
Charles de Secondat quote: "You have to study a great deal to know a little."
You have to study a great deal to know a little. Charles de Secondat
Charles de Secondat quote: "When the body of the people is possessed of the supreme power,..."
When the body of the people is possessed of the supreme power, it is called a democracy. Charles de Secondat
The sublimity of administration consists in knowing the proper degree of power that should be exerted on different occasions. Charles de Secondat
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. Charles de Secondat

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