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I write to keep from going mad from the contradictions I find among mankind – and to work some of those contradictions out for myself.

Michel de Montaigne

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I have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself.
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Greater Miracle Monster Myself never Seen World
There is no passion so contagious as that of fear.
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Contagious Fear Passion So That
It is a sign of contraction of the mind when it is content, or of weariness. A spirited mind never stops within itself; it is always aspiring and going beyond its strength.
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Content Contractor Mind Sign Weariness
If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love.
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Friendship Good Love Marriage Rather Resemble Such Thing
A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.
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Between God Husband Lind Marriage Wife
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 not much less vexation in the government of a private family than in the managing of an entire state.
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Entire Family Government Manage Much Private State Vexation
I care not so much what I am to others as what I am to myself. I will be rich by myself, and not by borrowing.
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Borrow Care Much Myself Other Rich
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
He who fears he shall suffer, already suffers what he fears.
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Already Fear Shall Suffer
Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.
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Arm Courage Leg Soul Stability Valor
No wind serves him who addresses his voyage to no certain port.
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Address Certain Port Serve Voyage Wind
I study myself more than any other subject. That is my metaphysics, that is my physics.
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Metaphysic Myself Other Physic Study Subject
Nothing is so firmly believed as what we least know.
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Believe Firmly Know Least Nothing
I put forward formless and unresolved notions, as do those who publish doubtful questions to debate in the schools, not to establish the truth but to seek it.
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Doubt Establishment formless Forward Notion Publish Question Seek Truth Unresolved
The finest souls are those that have the most variety and suppleness.
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Finest Have Most Soul Suppleness Variety

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