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I speak the truth not so much as I would, but as much as I dare, and I dare a little more as I grow older.

Michel de Montaigne

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I speak the truth not so much as I would, but as much as I dare, and I dare a little more as I grow older.
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Few men have been admired of their familiars.
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Admire Familiar Few Men
There is little less trouble in governing a private family than a whole kingdom.
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Family Govern Kingdom Less Little Private Trouble Whole
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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Because Was Can Love More Press Say Why
I quote others only in order the better to express myself.
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Better Express Myself Only Other Quote
Those who have compared our life to a dream were right… we were sleeping wake, and waking sleep.
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Compare Dream Life Right Sleep Wake
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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Give Him Importance Love Man Reason
I have often seen people uncivil by too much civility, and tiresome in their courtesy.
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Courtesy Much Often Seenm People Tiresome Uncivil
Confidence in the goodness of another is good proof of one’s own goodness.
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Another Confidence God Goodness Hood Proof
Even from their infancy we frame them to the sports of love: their instruction, behavior, attire, grace, learning and all their words azimuth only at love, respects only affection. Their nurses and their keepers imprint no other thing in them.
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He who fears he shall suffer, already suffers what he fears.
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Already Fear Shall Suffer
I study myself more than any other subject. That is my metaphysics, that is my physics.
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Metaphysic Myself Other Physic Study Subject
The public weal requires that men should betray, and lie, and massacre.
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Betray Lie Men Muscle Public Require World
Let us not be ashamed to speak what we shame not to think.
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Ashamed Let Not Speak Think
There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.
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Agree Bore Conversation Everybody One Thann
Nothing is so firmly believed as what we least know.
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Believe Firmly Know Least Nothing

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