“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.”
"The tyranny of a prince is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy."
- Montesquieu
Adversity
"In most things success depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed."
- Montesquieu
Success
"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
"It is at the moment of death that humanity has value."
- Archer
Philosophy
"Religion, ideology, resources, land, spite, love or just because… No matter how pathetic the reason, it’s enough to start a war. War will never cease to exist… reasons can be thought up after the fact… Human nature pursues strife."
- Paine
Philosophy
"Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves."
- Eric Sevareid
Philosophy
"Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"
- Theodor Seuss Geisel
Philosophy
"Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home."
- G.K. Chesterton
Philosophy