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Wit is a dangerous weapon, even to the possessor, if he knows not how to use it discreetly.

Michel de Montaigne

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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.
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Entire Family Government Manage Much Private State Vexation
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
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
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
One may be humble out of pride.
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Be Humble May One Pride
Age imprints more wrinkles in the mind than it does on the face.
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Does Face Imprint Mind More Rinkle
Ambition is not a vice of little people.
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Ambition Little People Vise
If a man urge me to tell wherefore I loved him, I feel it cannot be expressed but by answering: Because it was he, because it was myself.
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Answer Express Feel Love Man Myself Urge Wherefore
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
Few men have been admired of their familiars.
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Admire Familiar Few Men
Death, they say, acquits us of all obligations.
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Acquit All Death Obligation Say
Fame and tranquility can never be bedfellows.
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Bedfellow Fame never Tranquility
The finest souls are those that have the most variety and suppleness.
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Finest Have Most Soul Suppleness Variety
Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.
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Love Other Yourself
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
He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.
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Argument Command Establish Noise Reason Show Weak

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