The finest souls are those that have the most variety and suppleness.
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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Rejoice in the things that are present; all else is beyond thee.
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There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.
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In nine lifetimes, you’ll never know as much about your cat as your cat knows about you.
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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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Wit is a dangerous weapon, even to the possessor, if he knows not how to use it discreetly.
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There is little less trouble in governing a private family than a whole kingdom.
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Fame and tranquility can never be bedfellows.
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I do not speak the minds of others except to speak my own mind better.
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We only labor to stuff the memory, and leave the conscience and the understanding unfurnished and void.
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Every man bears the whole stamp of the human condition.
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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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No wind serves him who addresses his voyage to no certain port.
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The public weal requires that men should betray, and lie, and massacre.
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When I play with my cat, who knows whether she is not amusing herself with me more than I with her.
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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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