Quote #27
La raillerie est un discours en faveur de son esprit contre son bon naturel.
More from Charles de Montesquieu
- Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.
- Le succes de la plupart des choses depend de savoir combien il faut de temps pour reussir.
- Les hommes, fripons en detail, sont en gros de tres honnetes gens.
- J'ai toujours vu que, pour reussir dans le monde, il fallait avoir l'air fou et etre sage.
- [Britain is] a nation that may be justly called a republic, disguised under the form of a monarchy.
- If I knew of something that could serve my nation but would ruin another, I would not propose it to my prince, for I am first a man and onl…
- There are countries where the excess of heat enervates the body, and renders men so slothful and dispirited that nothing but the fear of ch…
- You have to study a great deal to know a little.