My trade and art is to live.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNEMy trade and art is to live.
More Michel de Montaigne Quotes
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A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can.
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The ceaseless labour of your life is to build the house of death.
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Of all our infirmities, the most savage is to despise our being.
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There is not much less vexation in the government of a private family than in the managing of an entire state.
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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.
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Every one rushes elsewhere and into the future, because no one wants to face one’s own inner self.
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He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.
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Stubborn and ardent clinging to one’s opinion is the best proof of stupidity.
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There is no desire more natural than the desire for knowledge.
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Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out.
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There is a sort of gratification in doing good which makes us rejoice in ourselves.
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Age imprints more wrinkles in the mind than it does on the face.
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If ordinary people complain that I speak too much of myself, I complain that they do not even think of themselves.
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Let us not be ashamed to speak what we shame not to think.
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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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