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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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Death, they say, acquits us of all obligations.
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Acquit All Death Obligation Say
She will do this job perfectly for you; don’t bother your head about it.
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Bother Do Head Job Perfectly She
The way of the world is to make laws, but follow custom.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Custom Follow Law Make Way World
Once conform, once do what others do because they do it, and a kind of lethargy steals over all the finer senses of the soul.
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Because Conform FIner Kind Lethargy Once Other Over Sense Soul
Nothing is so firmly believed as what we least know.
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Believe Firmly Know Least Nothing
We are Christians by the same title as we are natives of Perigord or Germany.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Christianity Country Native Perigold Same Title
Unless a man feels he has a good enough memory, he should never venture to lie.
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Enough Feel Good Man Memory never Should Unless Venture
There is a sort of gratification in doing good which makes us rejoice in ourselves.
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Do Good Gratification Make Ourselves Rejoice Sort
One may be humble out of pride.
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Be Humble May One Pride
The entire lower world was created in the likeness of the higher world. All that exists in the higher world appears like an image in this lower world; yet all this is but One.
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Create Entire Higher Likeness Lower World
Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.
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Able Event Govern Myself
Those who have compared our life to a dream were right… we were sleeping wake, and waking sleep.
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Compare Dream Life Right Sleep Wake
A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.
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Between God Husband Lind Marriage Wife
The public weal requires that men should betray, and lie, and massacre.
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Betray Lie Men Muscle Public Require World
If you don’t know how to die, don’t worry; Nature will tell you what to do on the spot, fully and adequately.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Adequately Die Fully How Know Nature Spot Tell To What Worry
There is little less trouble in governing a private family than a whole kingdom.
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Family Govern Kingdom Less Little Private Trouble Whole

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