Death, they say, acquits us of all obligations.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNEHow many condemnations I have witnessed more criminal than the crime!
More Michel de Montaigne Quotes
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We only labor to stuff the memory, and leave the conscience and the understanding unfurnished and void.
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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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I know well what I am fleeing from but not what I am in search of.
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It should be noted that children at play are not playing about; their games should be seen as their most serious-minded activity.
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The ceaseless labour of your life is to build the house of death.
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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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A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can.
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Every man bears the whole stamp of the human condition.
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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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Love to his soul gave eyes; he knew things are not as they seem. The dream is his real life; the world around him is the dream.
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If you don’t know how to die, don’t worry; Nature will tell you what to do on the spot, fully and adequately.
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Tis the sharpness of our mind that gives the edge to our pains and pleasures.
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Few men have been admired of their familiars.
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He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.
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Those who have compared our life to a dream were right… we were sleeping wake, and waking sleep.
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