The less men think, the more they talk. — Quoted

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“The less men think, the more they talk.”

Charles de Montesquieu · Men

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Charles de Montesquieu

An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations.

Future

Charles de Montesquieu

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.

Happiness

Charles de Montesquieu

An empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war.

War

Charles de Montesquieu

The sublimity of administration consists in knowing the proper degree of power that should be exerted on different occasions.

Power