Men must be either the slaves of duty, or the slaves of force.
Ideas never lack for words. It is words that lack ideas.
The lively phraseology of Montesquieu was the result of long meditation. His words, as light as wings, bear on them grave reflections.
A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.
If fortune wishes to make a man estimable, she gives him virtues; if she wishes to make him esteemed, she gives him success.
When we love, it is the heart that judges.