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Let us permit nature to have her way. She understands her business better than we do.

Michel de Montaigne

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I quote others only in order the better to express myself.
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Better Express Myself Only Other Quote
The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.
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Certain Cheerfulness Most Sign Wisdom
The world is all a carcass and vanity, The shadow of a shadow, a play And in one word, just nothing.
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All Carcass Just Nothing One Play Shadow Vanity Word World
If a man should importune me to give a reason why I loved him, I find it could no otherwise be expressed, than by making answer: because it was he, because it was I.
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Give Him Importance Love Man Reason
There is no desire more natural than the desire for knowledge.
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Desire Knowledge Natural No
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
Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of soul, impossible.
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Cured Easily Good Impossible Poverty Soil
Fame and tranquility can never be bedfellows.
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Bedfellow Fame never Tranquility
If you press me to say why I loved him, I can say no more than because he was he, and I was I.
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Because Was Can Love More Press Say Why
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
Confidence in others’ honesty is no light testimony of one’s own integrity.
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Confidence Honesty Integrity Light One Other Own Testimony
There is perhaps no more obvious vanity than to write of it so vainly.
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More Obvious Perhaps Vanity Write
Few men have been admired of their familiars.
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Admire Familiar Few Men
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
There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.
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Agree Bore Conversation Everybody One Thann
Tis the sharpness of our mind that gives the edge to our pains and pleasures.
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Edge Give Mind Our Pain Pleasure Sharpness This

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