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The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.

Michel de Montaigne

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I set forth a humble and inglorious life; that does not matter. You can tie up all moral philosophy with a common and private life just as well as with a life of richer stuff. Each man bears the entire form of man’s estate.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Forth Humble I Set Inglorious Life Matter Soes
I do not speak the minds of others except to speak my own mind better.
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Better Except Mind Other Own Speak
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
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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All Carcass Just Nothing One Play Shadow Vanity Word World
Death, they say, acquits us of all obligations.
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Acquit All Death Obligation Say
Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.
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Able Event Govern Myself
A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.
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Between God Husband Lind Marriage Wife
I have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself.
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Greater Miracle Monster Myself never Seen World
He who fears he shall suffer, already suffers what he fears.
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Already Fear Shall Suffer
Few men have been admired of their familiars.
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Admire Familiar Few Men
Wit is a dangerous weapon, even to the possessor, if he knows not how to use it discreetly.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Dangerous Discreetly Know Possessor Use Weapon
I write to keep from going mad from the contradictions I find among mankind – and to work some of those contradictions out for myself.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Contradiction Go Keep Mad Mankind Myself Some Work Write
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
The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Certain Cheerfulness Most Sign Wisdom
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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Blunder Book Curriculum Page Prank Servant Table Talk
I know well what I am fleeing from but not what I am in search of.
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Flee From Know Not Search Well

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