Death, they say, acquits us of all obligations.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNEIf you press me to say why I loved him, I can say no more than because he was he, and I was I.
More Michel de Montaigne Quotes
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If a man should importune me to give a reason why I loved him, I find it could no otherwise be expressed, than by making answer: because it was he, because it was I.
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I have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself.
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I prefer the company of peasants because they have not been educated sufficiently to reason incorrectly.
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The world is all a carcass and vanity, The shadow of a shadow, a play And in one word, just nothing.
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If you press me to say why I loved him, I can say no more than because he was he, and I was I.
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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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There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.
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Of all our infirmities, the most savage is to despise our being.
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She will do this job perfectly for you; don’t bother your head about it.
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If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love.
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It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.
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I speak the truth not so much as I would, but as much as I dare, and I dare a little more as I grow older.
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The beautiful souls are they that are universal, open, and ready for all things.
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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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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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