Montesquieu's famous sayings

1. We speak in front of those who are as vain as us, and their vanity is tortured to the same extent as our vanity is satisfied - Montesquieu

2. Real smart people can feel things that other people only know - Montesquieu

3. The income of the State is part of the property of each citizen to ensure that the rest of his property is safely or happily enjoyed. —— Montesquieu

4. The misfortune of a republic is that it no longer has a conspiracy secret. This happens when people corrupt the people with money. At this time, the people became calm, keen on money, and no longer keen on state affairs. —— Montesquieu

5. Measuring a person's true character is to see what he does when he knows that no one will find out. —— Montesquieu

6. If you like reading, you can turn a boring moment into a moment of joy. —— Montesquieu

7. Luxury always follows fornication, and fornication always follows luxury. —— Montesquieu

8. Politics is a blunt knife, and he frustrates and slowly achieves its purpose. —— Montesquieu

9. I have seen some people, virtues are good, and attitudes are natural, which makes people feel that they are worthy of virtue, because they are doing their duty, not reluctant, and all performances are instinct. They will never say a long story, pointing out the advantages of their own rareness, because they themselves seem to have no idea of ​​this. —— Montesquieu

10. Dominating and dominating everything is the power of law in the monarchy's government. In the autocratic government, it is the iron fist of the monarch who always holds high, but there is also a kind of impetus in the people's country. This is virtue. —— Montesquieu

11. Modesty is an indispensable character. —— Montesquieu

12. The so-called virtue in the Republic refers to the love of the motherland, that is, the equality of love. This is not a moral virtue, nor a Christian virtue, but a political virtue. —— Montesquieu

13. Power should be used to limit power - Montesquieu

14. Character should be noble; when you are alive, you should be frank, behave, and be polite. —— Montesquieu

15. Love to read is to change the lonely and boring time in life into a moment of great enjoyment. —— Montesquieu

16. The average person is often applauded by mediocrity. For mediocrity people, people are very happy to help; for those who are talented, people are deprived of their own. The latter became the object of jealousy, and people did not forgive him; but for the benefit of the former, people did not hesitate to give support, he was supported by people's vanity. —— Montesquieu

17. Measuring a person's true character is to see what he does when he knows that no one is aware. —— Montesquieu

18. Freedom is not freedom without restriction. Freedom is the power of anything that can be legally permitted. —— Montesquieu

19. Society is a collection of people, not their own – Montesquieu

20. What is bad is not a new generation. Only after the elderly have been corrupted will they be corrupted. —— Montesquieu

21. The most secure and safest - Montesquieu

22. If you follow the wit, the result will catch stupidity - Montesquieu

23. Since nature has caused varying degrees of strength and weakness in the human world, it is also often used in the struggle to break the boat, so that the weak are no less powerful than the strong ones - Montesquieu

24. Ah! It’s boring to praise it, out of your mouth! —— Montesquieu

25. Justice to others is alms to yourself - Montesquieu

26. Let us take the reputation as the heaviest part of the penalty! —— Montesquieu

27. Politeness delights polite people and delights those who are treated with courtesy. —— Montesquieu

28. Freedom is the right to do everything the law permits. —— Montesquieu

29. How many virtues and shortcomings are insignificant - Montesquieu

30. Although I have certain advantages, my own most important advantage is my modesty. —— Montesquieu

31. Modest people, come, let me embrace you! You make life gentle and moving... You want to not make anyone feel embarrassed. —— Montesquieu

32. The so-called virtue in the Republic refers to the love of the motherland, that is, the equality of love. This is not a moral virtue, nor a Christian virtue, but a political virtue. —— Montesquieu

33. A talented person is generally difficult to get along with, and he chooses very few people - Montesquieu

34. Measuring the true character of a person is to see what he does when he knows that no one will find it. —— Montesquieu

35. I have never known that any distress can not be dismissed for an hour of reading. —— Montesquieu

36. Being able to pin your life in the memory of others, life seems to have lengthened a bit; glory is the new life we ​​have acquired, which can be precious, not in the life of talent. —— Montesquieu