Unless a man feels he has a good enough memory, he should never venture to lie.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNEThere is a sort of gratification in doing good which makes us rejoice in ourselves.
More Michel de Montaigne Quotes
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It is not death, it is dying that alarms me.
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We are Christians by the same title as we are natives of Perigord or Germany.
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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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A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.
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She will do this job perfectly for you; don’t bother your head about it.
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Age imprints more wrinkles in the mind than it does on the face.
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Of all our infirmities, the most savage is to despise our being.
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Any person of honor chooses rather to lose his honor than to lose his conscience.
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A straight oar looks bent in the water. What matters is not merely that we see things but how we see them.
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The prank of a page- boy, the blunder of a servant, a bit of table talk – they are all part of the curriculum.
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Tis the sharpness of our mind that gives the edge to our pains and pleasures.
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Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.
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Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.
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Marriage, a market which has nothing free but the entrance.
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Let us permit nature to have her way. She understands her business better than we do.
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