The finest souls are those that have the most variety and suppleness.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNEThe world is all a carcass and vanity, The shadow of a shadow, a play And in one word, just nothing.
More Michel de Montaigne Quotes
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The way of the world is to make laws, but follow custom.
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If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love.
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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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Wit is a dangerous weapon, even to the possessor, if he knows not how to use it discreetly.
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It is a sign of contraction of the mind when it is content, or of weariness. A spirited mind never stops within itself; it is always aspiring and going beyond its strength.
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My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.
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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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How many things we held yesterday as articles of faith which today we tell as fables.
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When I play with my cat, who knows whether she is not amusing herself with me more than I with her.
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Ignorance is the softest pillow on which a man can rest his head.
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The prank of a page- boy, the blunder of a servant, a bit of table talk – they are all part of the curriculum.
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A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can.
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Stubborn and ardent clinging to one’s opinion is the best proof of stupidity.
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We can be knowledgable with other men’s knowledge but we cannot be wise with other men’s wisdom.
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An untempted woman cannot boast of her chastity.
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