I have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNEThe finest souls are those that have the most variety and suppleness.
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There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.
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Death, they say, acquits us of all obligations.
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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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The ceaseless labour of your life is to build the house of death.
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I study myself more than any other subject. That is my metaphysics, that is my physics.
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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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An untempted woman cannot boast of her chastity.
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The beautiful souls are they that are universal, open, and ready for all things.
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There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.
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Unless a man feels he has a good enough memory, he should never venture to lie.
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No pleasure has any savor for me without communication.
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Ignorance is the softest pillow on which a man can rest his head.
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In true education, anything that comes to our hand is as good as a book.
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Let us permit nature to have her way. She understands her business better than we do.
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The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.
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