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

Michel de Montaigne

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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
I have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself.
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Greater Miracle Monster Myself never Seen World
The prank of a page- boy, the blunder of a servant, a bit of table talk – they are all part of the curriculum.
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If ordinary people complain that I speak too much of myself, I complain that they do not even think of themselves.
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Complain Much Myself Ordinary People Speak Themselves Think
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
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
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
The public weal requires that men should betray, and lie, and massacre.
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Betray Lie Men Muscle Public Require World
The way of the world is to make laws, but follow custom.
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Custom Follow Law Make Way World
I quote others only in order the better to express myself.
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Better Express Myself Only Other Quote
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.
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Avoid Both Condition Dare Nase Seem Them Ugly Worstm Action
Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of soul, impossible.
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Cured Easily Good Impossible Poverty Soil
The world is but a perpetual see-saw.
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Perpetual Saw See World
A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.
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Already Fear Man Suffer
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

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