It is not the young people that degenera... by Charles de Montesquieu | We Heart Quotes

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It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of mature age are already sunk into corruption.

- Charles de Montesquieu

Other quotes by Charles de Montesquieu

Death Men

We should weep for men at their birth, not at their death.

- Charles de Montesquieu

It is always the adventurers who do great things, not the sovereigns of great empires.

- Charles de Montesquieu

Men

The less men think, the more they talk.

- Charles de Montesquieu

Laws

Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.

- Charles de Montesquieu

Fool World

I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise.

- Charles de Montesquieu

Content

An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations.

- Charles de Montesquieu

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