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We are Christians by the same title as we are natives of Perigord or Germany.
Michel de MontaigneMichel de Montaigne Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.
Michel de MontaigneMichel de Montaigne My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.
Michel de MontaigneMichel de Montaigne Any person of honor chooses rather to lose his honor than to lose his conscience.
Michel de MontaigneMichel de Montaigne There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.
Michel de MontaigneMichel de Montaigne Few men have been admired of their familiars.
Michel de MontaigneMichel de Montaigne A straight oar looks bent in the water. What matters is not merely that we see things but how we see them.
Michel de MontaigneMichel de Montaigne It should be noted that children at play are not playing about; their games should be seen as their most serious-minded activity.
Michel de MontaigneMichel de Montaigne In nine lifetimes, you’ll never know as much about your cat as your cat knows about you.
Michel de MontaigneMichel de Montaigne Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of soul, impossible.
Michel de MontaigneMichel de Montaigne 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.
Michel de MontaigneMichel de Montaigne She will do this job perfectly for you; don’t bother your head about it.
Michel de MontaigneMichel de Montaigne The beautiful souls are they that are universal, open, and ready for all things.
Michel de MontaigneMichel de Montaigne The strangest, most generous, and proudest of all virtues is true courage.
Michel de MontaigneMichel de Montaigne 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.
Michel de MontaigneMichel de Montaigne Death, they say, acquits us of all obligations.
Michel de MontaigneMichel de Montaigne
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Gerard GleesonGerard Gleeson Like deep water, she was silent. His lips tasted of salt. He was both addicting and bitter all at once.
MoomerMoomer Always show kindness and love to others. Your words might be filling the empty places in someone else heart.
Alexander KandovAlexander Kandov And I would lie on your chest for hours and dream about the world in your arms but your thoughts were in another world.
Ani ShahverdyanAni Shahverdyan Your smile and your laughter lit my whole world.
Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki Often all we can do is breathe, even that can be hard sometimes.
Julia Kellogg HenryJulia Kellogg Henry I am addicted to your madness drunk on your toxic love. Infect me with your poison, lets make storms rage above.
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Blake LivelyBlake Lively I love being on stage, I love being able to tell a story, I love the fact that the audience listens and laughs at it. It makes me happy, and it’s what I live for.
Kevin HartKevin Hart It is in virtue of unity that beings are beings.
PlotinusPlotinus Being is desirable because it is identical with Beauty, and Beauty is loved because it is Being.
PlotinusPlotinus You have to love it more than you ever thought of loving something that wasn’t a human being. The demands will kick you down and rob your life – but yet, it is so rewarding.
Blake LivelyBlake Lively Ain’t no man can avoid being born average, but there ain’t no man got to be common.
Satchel PaigeSatchel Paige My advice wouldn’t be good to anybody. I don’t see it really being greeted with thunderous applause.
LemmyLemmy We ourselves possess Beauty when we are true to our own being; ugliness is in going over to another order.
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