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I have often seen people uncivil by too much civility, and tiresome in their courtesy.

Michel de Montaigne

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Every man bears the whole stamp of the human condition.
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Bear Condition Every Human Man Whole Stam
The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere, is to be nowhere.
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Everywhere Life Lost Nowhere Purpose Soil
There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.
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More Some Defeat Triumphant Victory
Confidence in the goodness of another is good proof of one’s own goodness.
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Another Confidence God Goodness Hood Proof
Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.
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Able Event Govern Myself
One may be humble out of pride.
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Be Humble May One Pride
I prefer the company of peasants because they have not been educated sufficiently to reason incorrectly.
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Company Educate Incorrectly Peasant Prefer Reason Sufficient
An untempted woman cannot boast of her chastity.
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Boast Cannot Chastity Her Untempted Women
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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Dare Grow Little More Much Older Speak Truth Would
Death, they say, acquits us of all obligations.
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Acquit All Death Obligation Say
I write to keep from going mad from the contradictions I find among mankind – and to work some of those contradictions out for myself.
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Contradiction Go Keep Mad Mankind Myself Some Work Write
Marriage, a market which has nothing free but the entrance.
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Entrance Free Market Marriage Nothing
Stubborn and ardent clinging to one’s opinion is the best proof of stupidity.
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Ardent Best Cange One Opinion Proof Stubborn Stupidy
He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.
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Argument Command Establish Noise Reason Show Weak
Let us permit nature to have her way. She understands her business better than we do.
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Better Business Do Let Nature Permit She Understand We
Once conform, once do what others do because they do it, and a kind of lethargy steals over all the finer senses of the soul.
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Because Conform FIner Kind Lethargy Once Other Over Sense Soul

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