There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNEAge imprints more wrinkles in the mind than it does on the face.
More Michel de Montaigne Quotes
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We only labor to stuff the memory, and leave the conscience and the understanding unfurnished and void.
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It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.
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It is an absolute and virtually divine perfection to know how to enjoy our being rightfully.
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The ceaseless labour of your life is to build the house of death.
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A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can.
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There is no desire more natural than the desire for knowledge.
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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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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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Any person of honor chooses rather to lose his honor than to lose his conscience.
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I prefer the company of peasants because they have not been educated sufficiently to reason incorrectly.
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If ordinary people complain that I speak too much of myself, I complain that they do not even think of themselves.
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No pleasure has any savor for me without communication.
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Every man bears the whole stamp of the human condition.
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I have often seen people uncivil by too much civility, and tiresome in their courtesy.
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If you don’t know how to die, don’t worry; Nature will tell you what to do on the spot, fully and adequately.
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