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I have often seen people uncivil by too much civility, and tiresome in their courtesy.

Michel de Montaigne

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Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of soul, impossible.
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Cured Easily Good Impossible Poverty Soil
The thing I fear most is fear.
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Fear Most Thing
Age imprints more wrinkles in the mind than it does on the face.
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Does Face Imprint Mind More Rinkle
We are Christians by the same title as we are natives of Perigord or Germany.
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Christianity Country Native Perigold Same Title
The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.
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Certain Cheerfulness Most Sign Wisdom
It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.
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Brain Against Good Other Polish Rub
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
Ignorance is the softest pillow on which a man can rest his head.
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Head Ignorance Man Pillow Rest Soften
My trade and art is to live.
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Art Live Trade
The ceaseless labour of your life is to build the house of death.
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Build Ceaseless Death House Labour Life
Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.
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Able Event Govern Myself
The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere, is to be nowhere.
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Everywhere Life Lost Nowhere Purpose Soil
The way of the world is to make laws, but follow custom.
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Custom Follow Law Make Way World
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
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
A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.
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Himself Loose Man Nuthing Wise

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