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.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNEThe world is all a carcass and vanity, The shadow of a shadow, a play And in one word, just nothing.
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The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere, is to be nowhere.
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Wit is a dangerous weapon, even to the possessor, if he knows not how to use it discreetly.
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A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.
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Let us permit nature to have her way. She understands her business better than we do.
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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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No wind serves him who addresses his voyage to no certain port.
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It is an absolute and virtually divine perfection to know how to enjoy our being rightfully.
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Few men have been admired of their familiars.
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How many things we held yesterday as articles of faith which today we tell as fables.
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My trade and art is to live.
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Let us not be ashamed to speak what we shame not to think.
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I study myself more than any other subject. That is my metaphysics, that is my physics.
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Every one rushes elsewhere and into the future, because no one wants to face one’s own inner self.
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He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.
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Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.
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