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A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.

Michel de Montaigne

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There is little less trouble in governing a private family than a whole kingdom.
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Family Govern Kingdom Less Little Private Trouble Whole
We are Christians by the same title as we are natives of Perigord or Germany.
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Christianity Country Native Perigold Same Title
For truly it is to be noted, that children’s plays are not sports, and should be deemed as their most serious actions.
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Action Children Deem Most Note Serious Sport Truly
Virtue rejects facility to be her companion. She requires a craggy, rough and thorny way.
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Companion Craggy Facility Reject Require Rough Thorny Virtue Way
The way of the world is to make laws, but follow custom.
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Custom Follow Law Make Way World
If a man urge me to tell wherefore I loved him, I feel it cannot be expressed but by answering: Because it was he, because it was myself.
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Answer Express Feel Love Man Myself Urge Wherefore
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
The entire lower world was created in the likeness of the higher world. All that exists in the higher world appears like an image in this lower world; yet all this is but One.
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Create Entire Higher Likeness Lower World
I have often seen people uncivil by too much civility, and tiresome in their courtesy.
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Courtesy Much Often Seenm People Tiresome Uncivil
I quote others only in order the better to express myself.
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Better Express Myself Only Other Quote
Ambition is not a vice of little people.
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Ambition Little People Vise
I have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself.
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Greater Miracle Monster Myself never Seen World
The finest souls are those that have the most variety and suppleness.
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Finest Have Most Soul Suppleness Variety
No wind serves him who addresses his voyage to no certain port.
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Address Certain Port Serve Voyage Wind
I do myself a greater injury in lying than I do him of whom I tell a lie.
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Great Him Injury Lie Myself So Tell Try Whom
A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.
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Already Fear Man Suffer

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