No kingdom has shed more blood than the kingdom of Christ. Charles de Montesquieu bloodchristkingdom Change image and share on social
The sublimity of administration consists in knowing the proper degree of power that should be exerted on different occasions. Charles de Montesquieu administrationconsistdegree Change image and share on social
To love to read is to exchange hours of ennui for hours of delight. Charles de Montesquieu delightennuiexchange Change image and share on social
We must have constantly present in our minds the difference between independence and liberty. Liberty is a right of doing whatever the laws permit, and if a citizen could do what they forbid he would no longer be possessed of liberty. Charles de Montesquieu citizenconstantlydifference share on social
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 Montesquieu doorfindfly Change image and share on social
The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy. Charles de Montesquieu apathycitizendangerous Change image and share on social
Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange small favors for big ones. Charles de Montesquieu arrangementbigexchange Change image and share on social
A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in a century. Charles de Montesquieu centurydayliberty Change image and share on social
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 Montesquieu difficulteasyhappy Change image and share on social
Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies. Charles de Montesquieu luxurymonarchypoverty Change image and share on social
