For truly it is to be noted, that children’s plays are not sports, and should be deemed as their most serious actions.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNEHe who fears he shall suffer, already suffers what he fears.
More Michel de Montaigne Quotes
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Stubborn and ardent clinging to one’s opinion is the best proof of stupidity.
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Marriage, a market which has nothing free but the entrance.
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I have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself.
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Nothing fixes a thing so intensely in the memory as the wish to forget it.
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Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out.
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The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.
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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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There is a sort of gratification in doing good which makes us rejoice in ourselves.
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There is not much less vexation in the government of a private family than in the managing of an entire state.
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Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.
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A straight oar looks bent in the water. What matters is not merely that we see things but how we see them.
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Confidence in the goodness of another is good proof of one’s own goodness.
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A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.
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We can be knowledgable with other men’s knowledge but we cannot be wise with other men’s wisdom.
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The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere, is to be nowhere.
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