Montesquieu Quotes Page 2

“What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason they create monsters to frighten themselves with, and phantoms which lead them astray.”

“It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of maturer age are already sunk into corruption.”

“Nature repairs everything.”

“Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.”