He who fears he shall suffer, already suffers what he fears.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNEOf all our infirmities, the most savage is to despise our being.
More Michel de Montaigne Quotes
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Nothing is so firmly believed as what we least know.
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One may be humble out of pride.
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An untempted woman cannot boast of her chastity.
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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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If a man should importune me to give a reason why I loved him, I find it could no otherwise be expressed, than by making answer: because it was he, because it was I.
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He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.
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It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.
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There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.
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There is little less trouble in governing a private family than a whole kingdom.
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A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.
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There is no desire more natural than the desire for knowledge.
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I quote others only in order the better to express myself.
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The beautiful souls are they that are universal, open, and ready for all things.
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How many condemnations I have witnessed more criminal than the crime!
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If you press me to say why I loved him, I can say no more than because he was he, and I was I.
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