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I quote others only in order the better to express myself.

Michel de Montaigne

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I set forth a humble and inglorious life; that does not matter. You can tie up all moral philosophy with a common and private life just as well as with a life of richer stuff. Each man bears the entire form of man’s estate.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Forth Humble I Set Inglorious Life Matter Soes
I do myself a greater injury in lying than I do him of whom I tell a lie.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Great Him Injury Lie Myself So Tell Try Whom
In nine lifetimes, you’ll never know as much about your cat as your cat knows about you.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Cat Know Lifetime Much Nine You
There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Agree Bore Conversation Everybody One Thann
My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Been Full Happen Life Misfortune never Terrible
For truly it is to be noted, that children’s plays are not sports, and should be deemed as their most serious actions.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Action Children Deem Most Note Serious Sport Truly
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.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Dare Grow Little More Much Older Speak Truth Would
He who fears he shall suffer, already suffers what he fears.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Already Fear Shall Suffer
It is not death, it is dying that alarms me.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Alarm Death Die Me
I prefer the company of peasants because they have not been educated sufficiently to reason incorrectly.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Company Educate Incorrectly Peasant Prefer Reason Sufficient
I have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Greater Miracle Monster Myself never Seen World
Every one rushes elsewhere and into the future, because no one wants to face one’s own inner self.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Because Elsewhere Every Face Future Inner One Own Rush Want
It is a monstrous thing that I will say, but I will say it all the same: I find in many things more restraint and order in my morals than in my opinions, and my lust less depraved than my reason.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

All Monstrous Same Say The Thing Will
One may be humble out of pride.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Be Humble May One Pride
Wit is a dangerous weapon, even to the possessor, if he knows not how to use it discreetly.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Dangerous Discreetly Know Possessor Use Weapon
When I play with my cat, who knows whether she is not amusing herself with me more than I with her.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Amuse Cat Her Herself Know More Play Whether

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