"The tyranny of a prince is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy."
- Montesquieu
Adversity
"We should weep for men at their birth, not at their death."
- Montesquieu
Reflection
"The less men think, the more they talk."
- Montesquieu
Wisdom
"I have never known any distress that an hour’s reading did not relieve."
- Montesquieu
Self-care
"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
Philosophy
"The meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring we call luck."
- Tony Robbins
Success
"There are no shortcuts to any place worth going."
- Beverly Sills
Success
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit."
- Aristotle
Success
"I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse."
- Florence Nightingale
Success
"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence."
- Vince Lombardi
Success