An untempted woman cannot boast of her chastity.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNEEvery man bears the whole stamp of the human condition.
More Michel de Montaigne Quotes
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The beautiful souls are they that are universal, open, and ready for all things.
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Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.
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Age imprints more wrinkles in the mind than it does on the face.
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I have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself.
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How many condemnations I have witnessed more criminal than the crime!
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A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.
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I set forth a humble and inglorious life; that does not matter. You can tie up all moral philosophy with a common and private life just as well as with a life of richer stuff. Each man bears the entire form of man’s estate.
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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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There is perhaps no more obvious vanity than to write of it so vainly.
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The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.
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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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There is not much less vexation in the government of a private family than in the managing of an entire state.
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A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.
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When I play with my cat, who knows whether she is not amusing herself with me more than I with her.
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Once conform, once do what others do because they do it, and a kind of lethargy steals over all the finer senses of the soul.
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