17 quotes
French philosopher (1689–1755)
“To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.”
"There is no nation so powerful, as the one that obeys its laws not from principals of fear or reason, but from passion."
on Philosophy
"A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in a century"
on Freedom
"We should weep for men at their birth, not at their death."
on Life
"Men should be bewailed at their birth, and not at their death."
"The sublimity of administration consists in knowing the proper degree of power that should be exerted on different occasions."
on Leadership
"The less men think, the more they talk."
on Communication
"An empire founded by war has to maintain itself by war."
on War
"There should be weeping at a man's birth, not at his death."
on Death
"It is not the young people that degenerate they are not spoiled till those of mature age are already sunk into corruption."
on Corruption
"I have never known any distress that an hour's reading did not relieve."
"Peace is a natural effect of trade."
on Economy
"An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations."
on Writing
"Success generally depends upon knowing how long it takes to succeed."
on Success
"If triangles had a god, they would give him three sides."
"Friendship is an arrangement by which we undertake to exchange small favors for big ones."
on Relationships
"In most things success depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed."
