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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

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It should be noted that children at play are not playing about; their games should be seen as their most serious-minded activity.
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Activity Children Game Minded Most Note Play Seen Serious Should
She will do this job perfectly for you; don’t bother your head about it.
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Bother Do Head Job Perfectly She
The entire lower world was created in the likeness of the higher world. All that exists in the higher world appears like an image in this lower world; yet all this is but One.
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Create Entire Higher Likeness Lower World
A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.
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Himself Loose Man Nuthing Wise
There is no desire more natural than the desire for knowledge.
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Desire Knowledge Natural No
I prefer the company of peasants because they have not been educated sufficiently to reason incorrectly.
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Company Educate Incorrectly Peasant Prefer Reason Sufficient
Make your educational laws strict and your criminal ones can be gentle; but if you leave youth its liberty you will have to dig dungeons for ages.
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Age Criminal Dangerous Educational Gentle Law Leave Libeert One Strict Youth
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
Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.
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Able Event Govern Myself
Of all our infirmities, the most savage is to despise our being.
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Being Despise Infirmity Most Our Savage
Every one rushes elsewhere and into the future, because no one wants to face one’s own inner self.
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Because Elsewhere Every Face Future Inner One Own Rush Want
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
One may be humble out of pride.
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Be Humble May One Pride
The public weal requires that men should betray, and lie, and massacre.
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Betray Lie Men Muscle Public Require World
Let us not be ashamed to speak what we shame not to think.
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Ashamed Let Not Speak Think
A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.
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Already Fear Man Suffer

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