It is sometimes difficult to be inspired when trying to write a persuasive essay, book report or thoughtful research paper. Often of times, it is hard to find words that best describe your ideas. YourEssay now provides a database of over 150,000 quotations and proverbs from the famous inventors, philosophers, sportsmen, artists, celebrities, business people, and authors that are aimed to enrich and strengthen your essay, term paper, book report, thesis or research paper.
Try our free search of constantly updated quotations and proverbs database.
Browse Authors:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
(Click a letter to view the authors)
Letter "C" » Charles de Montesquieu Quotes
(Click a letter to view the authors)
«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.»
Author: Charles de Montesquieu
(Philosopher, Politician)
| About:
Happiness,
Sharing
| Keywords:
communicated, renders, sensible, stern
«What orators lack in depth they make up to you in length»
Author: Charles de Montesquieu
(Philosopher, Politician)
| Keywords:
depth, in depth, in length, length, orators
«Liberty is the right to do what the law permits»
«I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise»
«I have always observed that to succeed in the world a person must seem simple, yet wise.»
«Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.»
Author: Charles de Montesquieu
(Philosopher, Politician)
| Keywords:
monarchies, republics, ruins, The monarchy
«If the triangles made a god, they would give him three sides»
«In the infancy of societies, the chiefs of state shape its institutions; later the institutions shape the chiefs of state»
Author: Charles de Montesquieu
(Philosopher, Politician)
| Keywords:
Chiefs, infancy, institutions, societies
«The sublimity of administration consists in knowing the proper degree of power that should be exerted on different occasions.»
Author: Charles de Montesquieu
(Philosopher, Politician)
| Keywords:
administration, exerted, occasions, sublimity
«There is no nation so powerful, as the one that obeys its laws not from principals of fear or reason, but from passion.»
Research our database of over 800,000 top-quality pre-written papers plus 15,000 biographies for only $9.95/month.
Instant Account Activation. Register Now.
Instant Account Activation. Register Now.