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Nothing is so firmly believed as what we least know.

Michel de Montaigne

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Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.
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Love Other Yourself
I have often seen people uncivil by too much civility, and tiresome in their courtesy.
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Courtesy Much Often Seenm People Tiresome Uncivil
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
The beautiful souls are they that are universal, open, and ready for all things.
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Beautiful Open Raedymall Soul Thing Universal
The worst of my actions or conditions seem not so ugly unto me as I find it both ugly and base not to dare to avouch for them.
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Avoid Both Condition Dare Nase Seem Them Ugly Worstm Action
I care not so much what I am to others as what I am to myself. I will be rich by myself, and not by borrowing.
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Borrow Care Much Myself Other Rich
Fame and tranquility can never be bedfellows.
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Bedfellow Fame never Tranquility
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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Entire Family Government Manage Much Private State Vexation
The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them… Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.
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Day Depend Length Lie Life Make Satisfaction Them Use Value Year
Few men have been admired of their familiars.
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Admire Familiar Few Men
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
It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.
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Brain Against Good Other Polish Rub
I put forward formless and unresolved notions, as do those who publish doubtful questions to debate in the schools, not to establish the truth but to seek it.
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Doubt Establishment formless Forward Notion Publish Question Seek Truth Unresolved
For truly it is to be noted, that children’s plays are not sports, and should be deemed as their most serious actions.
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Action Children Deem Most Note Serious Sport Truly
If you don’t know how to die, don’t worry; Nature will tell you what to do on the spot, fully and adequately.
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Adequately Die Fully How Know Nature Spot Tell To What Worry
Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out.
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Bird Cage Desperate Get Inside Like Marriage One Out Outside Quality See

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