Death, they say, acquits us of all obligations.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNEOne may be humble out of pride.
More Michel de Montaigne Quotes
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I do not speak the minds of others except to speak my own mind better.
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When I play with my cat, who knows whether she is not amusing herself with me more than I with her.
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The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.
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If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love.
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Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.
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I have often seen people uncivil by too much civility, and tiresome in their courtesy.
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A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can.
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How many condemnations I have witnessed more criminal than the crime!
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No pleasure has any savor for me without communication.
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I quote others only in order the better to express myself.
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I speak the truth not so much as I would, but as much as I dare, and I dare a little more as I grow older.
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There is no desire more natural than the desire for knowledge.
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The thing I fear most is fear.
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I do myself a greater injury in lying than I do him of whom I tell a lie.
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Let us permit nature to have her way. She understands her business better than we do.
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