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He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.

Michel de Montaigne

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It is a monstrous thing that I will say, but I will say it all the same: I find in many things more restraint and order in my morals than in my opinions, and my lust less depraved than my reason.
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All Monstrous Same Say The Thing Will
The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Certain Cheerfulness Most Sign Wisdom
A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.
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Already Fear Man Suffer
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 world is but a perpetual see-saw.
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Perpetual Saw See World
Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of soul, impossible.
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Cured Easily Good Impossible Poverty Soil
The thing I fear most is fear.
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Fear Most Thing
It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.
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Brain Against Good Other Polish Rub
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
There is no passion so contagious as that of fear.
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Contagious Fear Passion So That
It is not death, it is dying that alarms me.
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Alarm Death Die Me
How many condemnations I have witnessed more criminal than the crime!
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Condemnation Crime Criminal More Than Witness
He who fears he shall suffer, already suffers what he fears.
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Already Fear Shall Suffer
There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.
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Agree Bore Conversation Everybody One Thann
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.
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Create Entire Higher Likeness Lower World
Confidence in others’ honesty is no light testimony of one’s own integrity.
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Confidence Honesty Integrity Light One Other Own Testimony
A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can.
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Be Can Men Much Ought See Wise
Those who have compared our life to a dream were right… we were sleeping wake, and waking sleep.
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Compare Dream Life Right Sleep Wake
We are Christians by the same title as we are natives of Perigord or Germany.
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Christianity Country Native Perigold Same Title
No pleasure has any savor for me without communication.
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Communication Pleasure Savor Without
No wind serves him who addresses his voyage to no certain port.
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Address Certain Port Serve Voyage Wind
Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.
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Able Event Govern Myself
The public weal requires that men should betray, and lie, and massacre.
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Betray Lie Men Muscle Public Require World
Fame and tranquility can never be bedfellows.
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Bedfellow Fame never Tranquility
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
The prank of a page- boy, the blunder of a servant, a bit of table talk – they are all part of the curriculum.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Blunder Book Curriculum Page Prank Servant Table Talk
An untempted woman cannot boast of her chastity.
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Boast Cannot Chastity Her Untempted Women

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