It should be noted that children at play are not playing about; their games should be seen as their most serious-minded activity.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNETis the sharpness of our mind that gives the edge to our pains and pleasures.
More Michel de Montaigne Quotes
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Nothing fixes a thing so intensely in the memory as the wish to forget it.
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Virtue rejects facility to be her companion. She requires a craggy, rough and thorny way.
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There is little less trouble in governing a private family than a whole kingdom.
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It is not death, it is dying that alarms me.
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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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There is a sort of gratification in doing good which makes us rejoice in ourselves.
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Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.
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She will do this job perfectly for you; don’t bother your head about it.
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Age imprints more wrinkles in the mind than it does on the face.
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Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.
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The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere, is to be nowhere.
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The finest souls are those that have the most variety and suppleness.
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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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Confidence in others’ honesty is no light testimony of one’s own integrity.
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