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The world is but a perpetual see-saw.

Michel de Montaigne

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There is no passion so contagious as that of fear.
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Contagious Fear Passion So That
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
Few men have been admired of their familiars.
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Admire Familiar Few Men
There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.
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More Some Defeat Triumphant Victory
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
Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.
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Love Other Yourself
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
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
The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.
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Certain Cheerfulness Most Sign Wisdom
I quote others only in order the better to express myself.
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Better Express Myself Only Other Quote
Virtue rejects facility to be her companion. She requires a craggy, rough and thorny way.
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Companion Craggy Facility Reject Require Rough Thorny Virtue Way
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
It is a monstrous thing that I will say, but I will say it all the same: I find in many things more restraint and order in my morals than in my opinions, and my lust less depraved than my reason.
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All Monstrous Same Say The Thing Will
A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.
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Already Fear Man Suffer
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
Any person of honor chooses rather to lose his honor than to lose his conscience.
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Choose Conscience Honor Lose Person Rather

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