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We only labor to stuff the memory, and leave the conscience and the understanding unfurnished and void.

Michel de Montaigne

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The ceaseless labour of your life is to build the house of death.
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Build Ceaseless Death House Labour Life
Rejoice in the things that are present; all else is beyond thee.
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Beyond Else Present Rejoice Thee Thing
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
An untempted woman cannot boast of her chastity.
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Boast Cannot Chastity Her Untempted Women
He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.
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Argument Command Establish Noise Reason Show Weak
Fame and tranquility can never be bedfellows.
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Bedfellow Fame never Tranquility
A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can.
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Be Can Men Much Ought See Wise
It is an absolute and virtually divine perfection to know how to enjoy our being rightfully.
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Absolute Being Divine Enjoy How Perfection Rightfully Virtual
I write to keep from going mad from the contradictions I find among mankind – and to work some of those contradictions out for myself.
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Contradiction Go Keep Mad Mankind Myself Some Work Write
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
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
If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love.
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Friendship Good Love Marriage Rather Resemble Such Thing
Those who have compared our life to a dream were right… we were sleeping wake, and waking sleep.
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Compare Dream Life Right Sleep Wake
A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.
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Between God Husband Lind Marriage Wife
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

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