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I do myself a greater injury in lying than I do him of whom I tell a lie.

Michel de Montaigne

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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
There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.
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More Some Defeat Triumphant Victory
The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere, is to be nowhere.
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Everywhere Life Lost Nowhere Purpose Soil
How many things we held yesterday as articles of faith which today we tell as fables.
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Article Fable Faith Held Many Thing Today Yesterday
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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Day Depend Length Lie Life Make Satisfaction Them Use Value Year
The public weal requires that men should betray, and lie, and massacre.
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Betray Lie Men Muscle Public Require World
I write to keep from going mad from the contradictions I find among mankind – and to work some of those contradictions out for myself.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Contradiction Go Keep Mad Mankind Myself Some Work Write
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 MONTAIGNE

Around Dream Eyes Knew Life Love Real Soul
The world is but a perpetual see-saw.
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Perpetual Saw See World
I have often seen people uncivil by too much civility, and tiresome in their courtesy.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Courtesy Much Often Seenm People Tiresome Uncivil
There is not much less vexation in the government of a private family than in the managing of an entire state.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Entire Family Government Manage Much Private State Vexation
Of all our infirmities, the most savage is to despise our being.
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Being Despise Infirmity Most Our Savage
The beautiful souls are they that are universal, open, and ready for all things.
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Beautiful Open Raedymall Soul Thing Universal
A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.
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Himself Loose Man Nuthing 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
He who fears he shall suffer, already suffers what he fears.
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Already Fear Shall Suffer

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