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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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The finest souls are those that have the most variety and suppleness.
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Finest Have Most Soul Suppleness Variety
Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.
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Able Event Govern Myself
There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.
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More Some Defeat Triumphant Victory
It is not death, it is dying that alarms me.
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Alarm Death Die Me
A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.
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Already Fear Man Suffer
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
It is a sign of contraction of the mind when it is content, or of weariness. A spirited mind never stops within itself; it is always aspiring and going beyond its strength.
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Content Contractor Mind Sign Weariness
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
There is little less trouble in governing a private family than a whole kingdom.
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Family Govern Kingdom Less Little Private Trouble Whole
In true education, anything that comes to our hand is as good as a book.
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Anything Book Education Good Hand True
Fortune, seeing that she could not make fools wise, has made them lucky.
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Could Fool Fortune Lucky Made Make See Wise
The confidence in another man’s virtue is no light evidence of a man’s own, and God willingly favors such a confidence.
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Another Confidence Confident Evidence Favor God Man Own Such Virtue Willing
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
Love to his soul gave eyes; he knew things are not as they seem. The dream is his real life; the world around him is the dream.
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Around Dream Eyes Knew Life Love Real Soul
Fame and tranquility can never be bedfellows.
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Bedfellow Fame never Tranquility
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

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