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I know well what I am fleeing from but not what I am in search of.

Michel de Montaigne

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One may be humble out of pride.
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Be Humble May One Pride
A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.
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Himself Loose Man Nuthing Wise
A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.
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Between God Husband Lind Marriage Wife
I prefer the company of peasants because they have not been educated sufficiently to reason incorrectly.
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Company Educate Incorrectly Peasant Prefer Reason Sufficient
There is perhaps no more obvious vanity than to write of it so vainly.
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More Obvious Perhaps Vanity Write
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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Complain Much Myself Ordinary People Speak Themselves Think
An untempted woman cannot boast of her chastity.
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Boast Cannot Chastity Her Untempted Women
In nine lifetimes, you’ll never know as much about your cat as your cat knows about you.
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Cat Know Lifetime Much Nine You
Ignorance is the softest pillow on which a man can rest his head.
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Head Ignorance Man Pillow Rest Soften
No wind serves him who addresses his voyage to no certain port.
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Address Certain Port Serve Voyage Wind
I know well what I am fleeing from but not what I am in search of.
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Flee From Know Not Search Well
Confidence in others’ honesty is no light testimony of one’s own integrity.
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Confidence Honesty Integrity Light One Other Own Testimony
My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.
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Been Full Happen Life Misfortune never Terrible
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
We can be knowledgable with other men’s knowledge but we cannot be wise with other men’s wisdom.
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Knowledge Length Life Make Them Value Wisdom
Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.
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Able Event Govern Myself

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