Harbor of Quotes #14

Montesquieu

Hallo dear readers,

Today we will look at five quotes from Montesquieu.

Let's dive in :)

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"I have never known any distress that an hour’s reading did not relieve."

-Montesquieu

"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."

-Montesquieu

"What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason they create monsters to frighten themselves with, and phantoms which lead them astray."

-Montesquieu

"I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should appear like a fool but be wise."

-Montesquieu

"We receive three educations, one from our parents, one from our school masters, and one from the world. The third contradicts all that the first two teach us."

-Montesquieu

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Three facts about Montesquieu:

-He developed the concept of dividing government into legislative, executive, and judicial branches.

-His work The Spirit of the Laws greatly influenced modern democracies.

-Born into nobility, he served as a judge in Bordeaux before focusing on philosophy.

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