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We can be knowledgable with other men’s knowledge but we cannot be wise with other men’s wisdom.

Michel de Montaigne

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My trade and art is to live.
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Art Live Trade
Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.
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Able Event Govern Myself
I study myself more than any other subject. That is my metaphysics, that is my physics.
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Metaphysic Myself Other Physic Study Subject
Any person of honor chooses rather to lose his honor than to lose his conscience.
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Choose Conscience Honor Lose Person Rather
The way of the world is to make laws, but follow custom.
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Custom Follow Law Make Way World
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
The finest souls are those that have the most variety and suppleness.
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Finest Have Most Soul Suppleness Variety
A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.
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Between God Husband Lind Marriage Wife
Of all our infirmities, the most savage is to despise our being.
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Being Despise Infirmity Most Our Savage
How many condemnations I have witnessed more criminal than the crime!
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Condemnation Crime Criminal More Than Witness
It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.
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Brain Against Good Other Polish Rub
A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can.
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Be Can Men Much Ought See Wise
I quote others only in order the better to express myself.
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Better Express Myself Only Other Quote
If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love.
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Friendship Good Love Marriage Rather Resemble Such Thing
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.
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Forth Humble I Set Inglorious Life Matter Soes
The beautiful souls are they that are universal, open, and ready for all things.
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Beautiful Open Raedymall Soul Thing Universal

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