If the triangles made a god, they would... by Charles de Montesquieu | We Heart Quotes

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If the triangles made a god, they would give him three sides.

- Charles de Montesquieu

Other quotes by Charles de Montesquieu

Fear

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 Montesquieu

Reason

The reason the Romans built their great paved highways was because they had such inconvenient footwear.

- Charles de Montesquieu

Peace

Peace is a natural effect of trade.

- Charles de Montesquieu

People

To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.

- Charles de Montesquieu

Moderation

The spirit of moderation should also be the spirit of the lawgiver.

- Charles de Montesquieu

Reading

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

- Charles de Montesquieu

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