Baron de la Brede et de Montesquieu

France
18 Jan 1689 // 10 Feb 1755
Political Philosopher

There is no nation so powerful, as the one that obeys its laws not from principals of fear or reason, but from passion.

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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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