Quotes by : Montesquieu

In vain do we seek tranquility in the desert; temptations are always with us; our passions, represented....

What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of....

Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.

Every man is capable of doing good to another, but to contribute to the happiness of an entire society....

Virtue has need of limits.

History is full of religious wars; but, we must take care to observe, it was not the multiplicity of....

Democratic and aristocratic states are not in their own nature free. Political liberty is to be found....

The desire for glory is no different from that instinct for preservation that is common to all creatures.....

We receive three educations, one from our parents, one from our school masters, and one from the world.....

A truly virtuous man would come to the aid of the most distant stranger as quickly as to his own friend.....