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We can be knowledgable with other men’s knowledge but we cannot be wise with other men’s wisdom.

Michel de Montaigne

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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 a sort of gratification in doing good which makes us rejoice in ourselves.
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Do Good Gratification Make Ourselves Rejoice Sort
She will do this job perfectly for you; don’t bother your head about it.
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Bother Do Head Job Perfectly She
He who fears he shall suffer, already suffers what he fears.
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Already Fear Shall Suffer
Of all our infirmities, the most savage is to despise our being.
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Being Despise Infirmity Most Our Savage
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
A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.
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Already Fear Man Suffer
Ambition is not a vice of little people.
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Ambition Little People Vise
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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Forth Humble I Set Inglorious Life Matter Soes
Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.
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Able Event Govern Myself
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
Ignorance is the softest pillow on which a man can rest his head.
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Head Ignorance Man Pillow Rest Soften
There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.
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More Some Defeat Triumphant Victory
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
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
Marriage, a market which has nothing free but the entrance.
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Entrance Free Market Marriage Nothing

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