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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.

Michel de Montaigne

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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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All Carcass Just Nothing One Play Shadow Vanity Word World
It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.
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Brain Against Good Other Polish Rub
In true education, anything that comes to our hand is as good as a book.
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Anything Book Education Good Hand True
Let us permit nature to have her way. She understands her business better than we do.
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Better Business Do Let Nature Permit She Understand We
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
Wit is a dangerous weapon, even to the possessor, if he knows not how to use it discreetly.
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Dangerous Discreetly Know Possessor Use Weapon
There is no desire more natural than the desire for knowledge.
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Desire Knowledge Natural No
In nine lifetimes, you’ll never know as much about your cat as your cat knows about you.
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Cat Know Lifetime Much Nine You
I do myself a greater injury in lying than I do him of whom I tell a lie.
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Great Him Injury Lie Myself So Tell Try Whom
There is no pleasure to me without communication: there is not so much as a sprightly thought comes into my mind that it does not grieve me to have produced alone, and that I have no one to tell it to.
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Alone Communication Grief Leasure Left Mind Much No One Produce Sprightly
Confidence in the goodness of another is good proof of one’s own goodness.
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Another Confidence God Goodness Hood Proof
Ignorance is the softest pillow on which a man can rest his head.
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Head Ignorance Man Pillow Rest Soften
Few men have been admired of their familiars.
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Admire Familiar Few Men
Stubborn and ardent clinging to one’s opinion is the best proof of stupidity.
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Ardent Best Cange One Opinion Proof Stubborn Stupidy
No wind serves him who addresses his voyage to no certain port.
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Address Certain Port Serve Voyage Wind
The strangest, most generous, and proudest of all virtues is true courage.
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Courage Generous Most Proudest Strangest True Virtue

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