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Nothing is so firmly believed as what we least know.

Michel de Montaigne

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It is the mind that maketh good or ill, That maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor.
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Good Maketh Mind Poor Rich Wretchm Happy
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
A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.
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Already Fear Man Suffer
My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.
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Been Full Happen Life Misfortune never Terrible
How many condemnations I have witnessed more criminal than the crime!
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Condemnation Crime Criminal More Than Witness
It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.
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Brain Against Good Other Polish Rub
The public weal requires that men should betray, and lie, and massacre.
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Betray Lie Men Muscle Public Require World
The finest souls are those that have the most variety and suppleness.
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Finest Have Most Soul Suppleness Variety
No wind serves him who addresses his voyage to no certain port.
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Address Certain Port Serve Voyage Wind
Fame and tranquility can never be bedfellows.
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Bedfellow Fame never Tranquility
Death, they say, acquits us of all obligations.
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Acquit All Death Obligation Say
Every one rushes elsewhere and into the future, because no one wants to face one’s own inner self.
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Because Elsewhere Every Face Future Inner One Own Rush Want
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
The strangest, most generous, and proudest of all virtues is true courage.
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Courage Generous Most Proudest Strangest True Virtue
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
Confidence in the goodness of another is good proof of one’s own goodness.
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Another Confidence God Goodness Hood Proof
There is no passion so contagious as that of fear.
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Contagious Fear Passion So That
There is little less trouble in governing a private family than a whole kingdom.
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Family Govern Kingdom Less Little Private Trouble Whole
My trade and art is to live.
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Art Live Trade
I do not speak the minds of others except to speak my own mind better.
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Better Except Mind Other Own Speak
Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.
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Able Event Govern Myself
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
I have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself.
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Greater Miracle Monster Myself never Seen World
The thing I fear most is fear.
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Fear Most Thing
How many things we held yesterday as articles of faith which today we tell as fables.
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Article Fable Faith Held Many Thing Today Yesterday
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
Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.
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Arm Courage Leg Soul Stability Valor

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