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I put forward formless and unresolved notions, as do those who publish doubtful questions to debate in the schools, not to establish the truth but to seek it.

Michel de Montaigne

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Every one rushes elsewhere and into the future, because no one wants to face one’s own inner self.
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Because Elsewhere Every Face Future Inner One Own Rush Want
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 prefer the company of peasants because they have not been educated sufficiently to reason incorrectly.
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Company Educate Incorrectly Peasant Prefer Reason Sufficient
Stubborn and ardent clinging to one’s opinion is the best proof of stupidity.
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Ardent Best Cange One Opinion Proof Stubborn Stupidy
How many things we held yesterday as articles of faith which today we tell as fables.
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Article Fable Faith Held Many Thing Today Yesterday
If you press me to say why I loved him, I can say no more than because he was he, and I was I.
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Because Was Can Love More Press Say Why
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
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
In nine lifetimes, you’ll never know as much about your cat as your cat knows about you.
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Cat Know Lifetime Much Nine You
Let us not be ashamed to speak what we shame not to think.
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Ashamed Let Not Speak Think
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
The world is all a carcass and vanity, The shadow of a shadow, a play And in one word, just nothing.
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All Carcass Just Nothing One Play Shadow Vanity Word World
I quote others only in order the better to express myself.
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Better Express Myself Only Other Quote
Covetousness is both the beginning and the end of the devil’s alphabet – the first vice in corrupt nature that moves, and the last which dies.
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Alphabet Begin Both Corrupt Covetousness Die Last Nature Vice
The worst of my actions or conditions seem not so ugly unto me as I find it both ugly and base not to dare to avouch for them.
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Avoid Both Condition Dare Nase Seem Them Ugly Worstm Action
I study myself more than any other subject. That is my metaphysics, that is my physics.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Metaphysic Myself Other Physic Study Subject

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