1. Politeness makes polite people happy, and also makes people who are treated politely happy. ——Montesquieu

2. A measure of a person’s true character is what he does when he knows no one will notice. ——Montesquieu

3. Loving reading is equivalent to changing the lonely and boring time in life into moments of great enjoyment. ——Montesquieu

4. Freedom is not unlimited freedom. Freedom is the power to do anything permitted by law. ——Montesquieu

5. What dominates and governs everything is the power of law in a monarchy and in an autocratic government is the iron fist of the monarch that is always raised high. But in a country of the people There also needs to be a driving force, which is virtue. ——Montesquieu

6. Being able to place one's life in the memory of others seems to lengthen it; glory is the new life we ??have gained, which is precious and is no less than talent. life. ——Montesquieu

7. Morality should be noble; conduct should be frank, and behavior should be polite. ——Montesquieu

8. Reading is the best way for me to get rid of the unpleasantness in life. There is no kind of distress that reading cannot dispel. ——Montesquieu

9. Most people often praise mediocre people. For mediocre people, people are very happy to help; for talented people, people are happy to be deprived. The latter became the object of jealousy, and people did not forgive him; but for the interests of the former, people supported him at all costs, and he was supported by people's vanity. ——Montesquieu

10. I will not do anything that is beneficial to me but harmful to my family; I will not do anything that is beneficial to my family but harmful to my country. ——Montesquieu

11. What I call the virtues of patriotism and country refers to love of the motherland, that is, love of equality. This is not a moral virtue, nor a Christian virtue, but a political virtue. ——Montesquieu

12. I have seen some people who have good virtues and natural attitudes, which makes people feel that they are virtuous, because they fulfill their duties without any reluctance, and in all their performances, Like instinct. They will never go into long speeches pointing out their rare advantages, because they seem to have no idea of ??such a thing. ——Montesquieu

13. Let us make dishonor the most severe part of the punishment! ——Montesquieu

14. Luxury always follows fornication, and fornication always follows luxury. ——Montesquieu

15. Humility is an indispensable virtue. ?——Montesquieu

16. Ah! How boring is it when words of praise come from your own mouth! ?——Montesquieu

17. Society is a collection of people, not each of them themselves——Montesquieu

18. Since nature is created in the world Different degrees of strength and weakness often use desperate struggles to make the weak no less powerful than the strong - Montesquieu

19. Politics is a blunted knife. He frustrates and frustrates. , slowly achieving its purpose. ——Montesquieu

20. The misfortune of a peaceful country is when it no longer has plots and secret plans. This happens when people corrupt people with money. At this time, the people became calm and were interested in money instead of state affairs.

——Montesquieu