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There is perhaps no more obvious vanity than to write of it so vainly.

Michel de Montaigne

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Age imprints more wrinkles in the mind than it does on the face.
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Does Face Imprint Mind More Rinkle
The finest souls are those that have the most variety and suppleness.
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Finest Have Most Soul Suppleness Variety
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
A straight oar looks bent in the water. What matters is not merely that we see things but how we see them.
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Bent Look Matter Merely Oar Se Straight Them Thing Water
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
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
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
Confidence in the goodness of another is good proof of one’s own goodness.
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Another Confidence God Goodness Hood Proof
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
Rejoice in the things that are present; all else is beyond thee.
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Beyond Else Present Rejoice Thee Thing
We can be knowledgable with other men’s knowledge but we cannot be wise with other men’s wisdom.
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Knowledge Length Life Make Them Value Wisdom
Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out.
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Bird Cage Desperate Get Inside Like Marriage One Out Outside Quality See
Let us not be ashamed to speak what we shame not to think.
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Ashamed Let Not Speak Think
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
I quote others only in order the better to express myself.
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Better Express Myself Only Other Quote
It should be noted that children at play are not playing about; their games should be seen as their most serious-minded activity.
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Activity Children Game Minded Most Note Play Seen Serious Should

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