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 is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out.
More Michel de Montaigne Quotes
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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.
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A straight oar looks bent in the water. What matters is not merely that we see things but how we see them.
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He who fears he shall suffer, already suffers what he fears.
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The ceaseless labour of your life is to build the house of death.
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The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them… Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.
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There is perhaps no more obvious vanity than to write of it so vainly.
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If you press me to say why I loved him, I can say no more than because he was he, and I was I.
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Tis the sharpness of our mind that gives the edge to our pains and pleasures.
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It is an absolute and virtually divine perfection to know how to enjoy our being rightfully.
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A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can.
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No pleasure has any savor for me without communication.
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There is no passion so contagious as that of fear.
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Stubborn and ardent clinging to one’s opinion is the best proof of stupidity.
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My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.
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The beautiful souls are they that are universal, open, and ready for all things.
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