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Few men have been admired of their familiars.

Michel de Montaigne

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An untempted woman cannot boast of her chastity.
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Boast Cannot Chastity Her Untempted Women
The strangest, most generous, and proudest of all virtues is true courage.
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Courage Generous Most Proudest Strangest True Virtue
We only labor to stuff the memory, and leave the conscience and the understanding unfurnished and void.
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Conscience Labour Leave Memory Only Stuff Understanding Unfurnish Void
The prank of a page- boy, the blunder of a servant, a bit of table talk – they are all part of the curriculum.
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Blunder Book Curriculum Page Prank Servant Table Talk
There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.
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More Some Defeat Triumphant Victory
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
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
A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Himself Loose Man Nuthing Wise
The way of the world is to make laws, but follow custom.
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Custom Follow Law Make Way World
If a man urge me to tell wherefore I loved him, I feel it cannot be expressed but by answering: Because it was he, because it was myself.
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Answer Express Feel Love Man Myself Urge Wherefore
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
I quote others only in order the better to express myself.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Better Express Myself Only Other Quote
The public weal requires that men should betray, and lie, and massacre.
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Betray Lie Men Muscle Public Require World
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
Of all our infirmities, the most savage is to despise our being.
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Being Despise Infirmity Most Our Savage
I do myself a greater injury in lying than I do him of whom I tell a lie.
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Great Him Injury Lie Myself So Tell Try Whom

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