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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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The way of the world is to make laws, but follow custom.
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Custom Follow Law Make Way World
Every man bears the whole stamp of the human condition.
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Bear Condition Every Human Man Whole Stam
No pleasure has any savor for me without communication.
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Communication Pleasure Savor Without
Tis the sharpness of our mind that gives the edge to our pains and pleasures.
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Edge Give Mind Our Pain Pleasure Sharpness This
A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can.
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Be Can Men Much Ought See Wise
Let us not be ashamed to speak what we shame not to think.
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Ashamed Let Not Speak Think
How many things we held yesterday as articles of faith which today we tell as fables.
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Article Fable Faith Held Many Thing Today Yesterday
Wit is a dangerous weapon, even to the possessor, if he knows not how to use it discreetly.
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Dangerous Discreetly Know Possessor Use Weapon
There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.
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More Some Defeat Triumphant Victory
Few men have been admired of their familiars.
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Admire Familiar Few Men
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
There is no passion so contagious as that of fear.
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Contagious Fear Passion So That
Rejoice in the things that are present; all else is beyond thee.
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Beyond Else Present Rejoice Thee Thing
Any person of honor chooses rather to lose his honor than to lose his conscience.
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Choose Conscience Honor Lose Person Rather
A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.
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Himself Loose Man Nuthing Wise
Fortune, seeing that she could not make fools wise, has made them lucky.
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Could Fool Fortune Lucky Made Make See Wise

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