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

Michel de Montaigne

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It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.
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Brain Against Good Other Polish Rub
A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.
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Himself Loose Man Nuthing Wise
The strangest, most generous, and proudest of all virtues is true courage.
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Courage Generous Most Proudest Strangest True Virtue
Death, they say, acquits us of all obligations.
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Acquit All Death Obligation Say
There is a sort of gratification in doing good which makes us rejoice in ourselves.
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Do Good Gratification Make Ourselves Rejoice Sort
I know well what I am fleeing from but not what I am in search of.
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Flee From Know Not Search Well
Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.
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Able Event Govern Myself
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
The public weal requires that men should betray, and lie, and massacre.
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Betray Lie Men Muscle Public Require World
There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.
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More Some Defeat Triumphant Victory
There is no pleasure to me without communication: there is not so much as a sprightly thought comes into my mind that it does not grieve me to have produced alone, and that I have no one to tell it to.
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Alone Communication Grief Leasure Left Mind Much No One Produce Sprightly
There is no desire more natural than the desire for knowledge.
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Desire Knowledge Natural No
We only labor to stuff the memory, and leave the conscience and the understanding unfurnished and void.
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Conscience Labour Leave Memory Only Stuff Understanding Unfurnish Void
In nine lifetimes, you’ll never know as much about your cat as your cat knows about you.
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Cat Know Lifetime Much Nine You
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

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