Love to his soul gave eyes; he knew things are not as they seem. The dream is his real life; the world around him is the dream.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNEUnless a man feels he has a good enough memory, he should never venture to lie.
More Michel de Montaigne Quotes
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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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It is the mind that maketh good or ill, That maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor.
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There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.
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Nothing fixes a thing so intensely in the memory as the wish to forget it.
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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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The world is all a carcass and vanity, The shadow of a shadow, a play And in one word, just nothing.
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Nothing is so firmly believed as what we least know.
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Even from their infancy we frame them to the sports of love: their instruction, behavior, attire, grace, learning and all their words azimuth only at love, respects only affection. Their nurses and their keepers imprint no other thing in them.
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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.
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There is no desire more natural than the desire for knowledge.
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Let us permit nature to have her way. She understands her business better than we do.
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There is little less trouble in governing a private family than a whole kingdom.
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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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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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He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.
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