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I quote others only in order the better to express myself.

Michel de Montaigne

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The way of the world is to make laws, but follow custom.
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Custom Follow Law Make Way World
I study myself more than any other subject. That is my metaphysics, that is my physics.
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Metaphysic Myself Other Physic Study Subject
An untempted woman cannot boast of her chastity.
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Boast Cannot Chastity Her Untempted Women
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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Complain Much Myself Ordinary People Speak Themselves Think
It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.
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Brain Against Good Other Polish Rub
One may be humble out of pride.
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Be Humble May One Pride
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 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.
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Dare Grow Little More Much Older Speak Truth Would
There is a sort of gratification in doing good which makes us rejoice in ourselves.
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Do Good Gratification Make Ourselves Rejoice Sort
I do not speak the minds of others except to speak my own mind better.
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Better Except Mind Other Own Speak
Nothing is so firmly believed as what we least know.
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Believe Firmly Know Least Nothing
The entire lower world was created in the likeness of the higher world. All that exists in the higher world appears like an image in this lower world; yet all this is but One.
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Create Entire Higher Likeness Lower World
Confidence in others’ honesty is no light testimony of one’s own integrity.
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Confidence Honesty Integrity Light One Other Own Testimony
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
I know well what I am fleeing from but not what I am in search of.
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Flee From Know Not Search Well
Wit is a dangerous weapon, even to the possessor, if he knows not how to use it discreetly.
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Dangerous Discreetly Know Possessor Use Weapon

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