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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.

Michel de Montaigne

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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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Give Him Importance Love Man Reason
The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.
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Certain Cheerfulness Most Sign Wisdom
For truly it is to be noted, that children’s plays are not sports, and should be deemed as their most serious actions.
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Action Children Deem Most Note Serious Sport Truly
Let us permit nature to have her way. She understands her business better than we do.
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Better Business Do Let Nature Permit She Understand We
Marriage, a market which has nothing free but the entrance.
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Entrance Free Market Marriage Nothing
A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.
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Between God Husband Lind Marriage Wife
It is not death, it is dying that alarms me.
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Alarm Death Die Me
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
I set forth a humble and inglorious life; that does not matter. You can tie up all moral philosophy with a common and private life just as well as with a life of richer stuff. Each man bears the entire form of man’s estate.
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Forth Humble I Set Inglorious Life Matter Soes
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
Fortune, seeing that she could not make fools wise, has made them lucky.
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Could Fool Fortune Lucky Made Make See Wise
It should be noted that children at play are not playing about; their games should be seen as their most serious-minded activity.
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Activity Children Game Minded Most Note Play Seen Serious Should
We can be knowledgable with other men’s knowledge but we cannot be wise with other men’s wisdom.
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Knowledge Length Life Make Them Value Wisdom
Fame and tranquility can never be bedfellows.
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Bedfellow Fame never Tranquility
Every man bears the whole stamp of the human condition.
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Bear Condition Every Human Man Whole Stam
Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.
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Able Event Govern Myself

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