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Covetousness is both the beginning and the end of the devil’s alphabet – the first vice in corrupt nature that moves, and the last which dies.

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 is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.
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Agree Bore Conversation Everybody One Thann
Every one rushes elsewhere and into the future, because no one wants to face one’s own inner self.
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Because Elsewhere Every Face Future Inner One Own Rush Want
There is little less trouble in governing a private family than a whole kingdom.
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Family Govern Kingdom Less Little Private Trouble Whole
The worst of my actions or conditions seem not so ugly unto me as I find it both ugly and base not to dare to avouch for them.
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Avoid Both Condition Dare Nase Seem Them Ugly Worstm Action
Death, they say, acquits us of all obligations.
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Acquit All Death Obligation Say
My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.
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Been Full Happen Life Misfortune never Terrible
Rejoice in the things that are present; all else is beyond thee.
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Beyond Else Present Rejoice Thee Thing
Every man bears the whole stamp of the human condition.
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Bear Condition Every Human Man Whole Stam
There is no desire more natural than the desire for knowledge.
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Desire Knowledge Natural No
The world is but a perpetual see-saw.
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Perpetual Saw See World
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
One may be humble out of pride.
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Be Humble May One Pride
Covetousness is both the beginning and the end of the devil’s alphabet – the first vice in corrupt nature that moves, and the last which dies.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Alphabet Begin Both Corrupt Covetousness Die Last Nature Vice
I know well what I am fleeing from but not what I am in search of.
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Flee From Know Not Search Well
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

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