What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason — Montesquieu, Persian Letters
What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason — Montesquieu, Persian Letters
What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason — Montesquieu, Persian Letters
What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason — Montesquieu, Persian Letters
What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason — Montesquieu, Persian Letters
What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason — Montesquieu, Persian Letters
What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason — Montesquieu, Persian Letters
What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason — Montesquieu, Persian Letters
What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason — Montesquieu, Persian Letters
What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason — Montesquieu, Persian Letters
What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason — Montesquieu, Persian Letters
What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason — Montesquieu, Persian Letters
What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason — Montesquieu, Persian Letters
What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason — Montesquieu, Persian Letters
What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason — Montesquieu, Persian Letters
What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason — Montesquieu, Persian Letters
What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason — Montesquieu, Persian Letters
What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason — Montesquieu, Persian Letters
What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason — Montesquieu, Persian Letters
What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason — Montesquieu, Persian Letters
What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason — Montesquieu, Persian Letters
What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason — Montesquieu, Persian Letters
What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason — Montesquieu, Persian Letters
What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason — Montesquieu, Persian Letters
What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason — Montesquieu, Persian Letters
What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason — Montesquieu, Persian Letters
What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason — Montesquieu, Persian Letters
What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason — Montesquieu, Persian Letters
What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason — Montesquieu, Persian Letters
What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason — Montesquieu, Persian Letters
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What unhappy beings men are! They constantly waver between false hopes and silly fears, and instead of relying on reason they create monsters to frighten themselves with, and phantoms which lead them astray.

— Montesquieu, Persian Letters
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