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 Age
The sublimity of administration consists in knowing the proper degree of power that should be exerted on different occasions. Charles de Montesquieu Power
Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange small favors for big ones. Charles de Montesquieu Friendship
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 Fear
An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations. Charles de Montesquieu Future
In most things success depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed. Charles de Montesquieu Success
Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed. Charles de Montesquieu Success
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 Happiness
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 Independence
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 Men