The worst of my actions or conditions seem not so ugly unto me as I find it both ugly and base not to dare to avouch for them.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNEMarriage, a market which has nothing free but the entrance.
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A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.
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Confidence in the goodness of another is good proof of one’s own goodness.
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He who fears he shall suffer, already suffers what he fears.
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Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.
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No wind serves him who addresses his voyage to no certain port.
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I speak the truth not so much as I would, but as much as I dare, and I dare a little more as I grow older.
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The strangest, most generous, and proudest of all virtues is true courage.
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The ceaseless labour of your life is to build the house of death.
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Stubborn and ardent clinging to one’s opinion is the best proof of stupidity.
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Few men have been admired of their familiars.
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The prank of a page- boy, the blunder of a servant, a bit of table talk – they are all part of the curriculum.
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There is not much less vexation in the government of a private family than in the managing of an entire state.
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Unless a man feels he has a good enough memory, he should never venture to lie.
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A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can.
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It is an absolute and virtually divine perfection to know how to enjoy our being rightfully.
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