Montesquieu

"Every man bears the whole stamp of the human condition."

"Music is the language of the emotions."

"The spirit of freedom thrives in the pursuit of knowledge."

"Perfection is not possible, but improvement always is."

"The greatest glory of a free people is freedom itself."

"The study of law is the study of human nature itself."

"Liberty is the right to do what the laws permit."

"The empire of climate is the first of all empires."

"If triangles made a god, they would give him three sides."

"Commerce is the cure for the most destructive prejudices."

"The corruption of republics begins with the decay of the principles upon which they were founded."

"Knowledge consists in knowing things, not words."

"Useless laws weaken necessary laws."

"People in their natural state are peaceable."

"The diversity of mankind is increased by diversity of condition."

"Climate governs the temperament of nations."

"The moderate exercise of governmental power is the precursor of despotism."

"I have never heard of any crime which I might not have committed under some circumstances."

"The throne we honor is the law, and we should sit upon it."

"Virtue in a republic is the love of one's country."

"There is no greater tyranny than that of fashion."

"The sublimity of administration consists in knowing the proper degree of power."

"Republics end through luxury; monarchies through poverty."

"Human laws are the children of human nature."

"There are three kinds of government: republican, monarchical, and despotic."

"The principle of democracy is virtue, not honor or fear."

"A person's character is revealed through the choices they make daily."

"The greatest monarchs are often the greatest servants of the law."

"Society grows from human desire for association and order."

"The spirit of a nation can be destroyed by the spirit of laws."