There is no nation so powerful, as the o... by Charles de Montesquieu | We Heart Quotes

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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

Other quotes by Charles de Montesquieu

Want People

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

Apathy

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

Happiness Men

False happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. True happiness renders them kind and sensible, and that happiness is always shared.

- Charles de Montesquieu

Death Men

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

- Charles de Montesquieu

Reason

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

- Charles de Montesquieu

Law Right

Liberty is the right to do what the law permits.

- Charles de Montesquieu

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