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My trade and art is to live.

Michel de Montaigne

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The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere, is to be nowhere.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Everywhere Life Lost Nowhere Purpose Soil
I do myself a greater injury in lying than I do him of whom I tell a lie.
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Great Him Injury Lie Myself So Tell Try Whom
Wit is a dangerous weapon, even to the possessor, if he knows not how to use it discreetly.
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Dangerous Discreetly Know Possessor Use Weapon
No pleasure has any savor for me without communication.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Communication Pleasure Savor Without
Nothing fixes a thing so intensely in the memory as the wish to forget it.
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Fix Forgot Intensely Memory Nothing Thing Visit
There is not much less vexation in the government of a private family than in the managing of an entire state.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Entire Family Government Manage Much Private State Vexation
If you press me to say why I loved him, I can say no more than because he was he, and I was I.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Because Was Can Love More Press Say Why
There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

More Some Defeat Triumphant Victory
In true education, anything that comes to our hand is as good as a book.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Anything Book Education Good Hand True
I do not speak the minds of others except to speak my own mind better.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Better Except Mind Other Own Speak
It should be noted that children at play are not playing about; their games should be seen as their most serious-minded activity.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Activity Children Game Minded Most Note Play Seen Serious Should
The confidence in another man’s virtue is no light evidence of a man’s own, and God willingly favors such a confidence.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Another Confidence Confident Evidence Favor God Man Own Such Virtue Willing
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
Every man bears the whole stamp of the human condition.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Bear Condition Every Human Man Whole Stam
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.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Avoid Both Condition Dare Nase Seem Them Ugly Worstm Action
I quote others only in order the better to express myself.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Better Express Myself Only Other Quote

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