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The way of the world is to make laws, but follow custom.

Michel de Montaigne

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One may be humble out of pride.
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Be Humble May One Pride
A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.
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Already Fear Man Suffer
The confidence in another man’s virtue is no light evidence of a man’s own, and God willingly favors such a confidence.
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Another Confidence Confident Evidence Favor God Man Own Such Virtue Willing
The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere, is to be nowhere.
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Everywhere Life Lost Nowhere Purpose Soil
My trade and art is to live.
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Art Live Trade
The beautiful souls are they that are universal, open, and ready for all things.
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Beautiful Open Raedymall Soul Thing Universal
I study myself more than any other subject. That is my metaphysics, that is my physics.
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Metaphysic Myself Other Physic Study Subject
The strangest, most generous, and proudest of all virtues is true courage.
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Courage Generous Most Proudest Strangest True Virtue
A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can.
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Be Can Men Much Ought See Wise
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
A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.
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Between God Husband Lind Marriage Wife
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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Dare Grow Little More Much Older Speak Truth Would
In true education, anything that comes to our hand is as good as a book.
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Anything Book Education Good Hand True
He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.
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Argument Command Establish Noise Reason Show Weak
Stubborn and ardent clinging to one’s opinion is the best proof of stupidity.
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Ardent Best Cange One Opinion Proof Stubborn Stupidy
A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.
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Himself Loose Man Nuthing Wise

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