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Rejoice in the things that are present; all else is beyond thee.

Michel de Montaigne

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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.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Create Entire Higher Likeness Lower World
The finest souls are those that have the most variety and suppleness.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Finest Have Most Soul Suppleness Variety
I put forward formless and unresolved notions, as do those who publish doubtful questions to debate in the schools, not to establish the truth but to seek it.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Doubt Establishment formless Forward Notion Publish Question Seek Truth Unresolved
For truly it is to be noted, that children’s plays are not sports, and should be deemed as their most serious actions.
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Action Children Deem Most Note Serious Sport Truly
If a man should importune me to give a reason why I loved him, I find it could no otherwise be expressed, than by making answer: because it was he, because it was I.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Give Him Importance Love Man Reason
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
We can be knowledgable with other men’s knowledge but we cannot be wise with other men’s wisdom.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Knowledge Length Life Make Them Value Wisdom
Every one rushes elsewhere and into the future, because no one wants to face one’s own inner self.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Because Elsewhere Every Face Future Inner One Own Rush Want
Any person of honor chooses rather to lose his honor than to lose his conscience.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Choose Conscience Honor Lose Person Rather
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 have often seen people uncivil by too much civility, and tiresome in their courtesy.
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Courtesy Much Often Seenm People Tiresome Uncivil
A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Himself Loose Man Nuthing Wise
We only labor to stuff the memory, and leave the conscience and the understanding unfurnished and void.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Conscience Labour Leave Memory Only Stuff Understanding Unfurnish Void
Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Love Other Yourself
The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them… Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Day Depend Length Lie Life Make Satisfaction Them Use Value Year
Age imprints more wrinkles in the mind than it does on the face.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Does Face Imprint Mind More Rinkle

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