Creative Quotations from . . .
Charles Montesquieu
(1689-1755) born on Jan 18
French "lawyer, political philosopher". "He wrote "Lettres Persanes," 1721; "De L'Esprit des Lois," 1748."
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F
What the orators lack in depth, they give you in length."

R
"If one only wished to be happy, this could be easily accomplished; but we wish to be happier that other people, and this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are."
A
"There is no one, says another, whom fortune does not visit once in his life; but when she does not find him ready to receive her, she walks in at the door, and flies out at the window."
N
"A good writer does not write as people write, but as he writes."
K
Success generally depends upon knowing how long it takes to succeed.
 
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Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: "In "Quotable Business," ed. Louis E. Boone, 1992."
R: "In "Poor Man's College Quotations Collection," ed. Sidney Madwed, AAPEX software, 1994."
A: "In "Poor Man's College Quotations Collection," ed. Sidney Madwed, AAPEX software, 1994."
N: "In "Wisdom of the Ages at Your Fingertips," MCR software, 1995."
K: "In "Quotable Business," ed. Louis E. Boone, 1992."
   



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