We should weep for men at their birth, not at their death.

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"The tyranny of a prince is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy."

- Montesquieu

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"In most things success depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed."

- Montesquieu

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"The less men think, the more they talk."

- Montesquieu

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"I have never known any distress that an hour’s reading did not relieve."

- Montesquieu

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"Religious wars are not caused by the fact that there is more than one religion, but by the spirit of intolerance... the spread of which can only be regarded as the total eclipse of human reason."

- Montesquieu

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"Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today."

- Will Rogers

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"Life is like a sewer … what you get out of it depends on what you put into it."

- Tom Lehrer

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"I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done."

- Lucille Ball

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"Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know."

- Pema Chodron

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"Happy Tuesday! It is a good day to reflect on the week so far and spread happiness."

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