The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNEThe beautiful souls are they that are universal, open, and ready for all things.
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A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.
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Wit is a dangerous weapon, even to the possessor, if he knows not how to use it discreetly.
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Nothing is so firmly believed as what we least know.
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Any person of honor chooses rather to lose his honor than to lose his conscience.
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An untempted woman cannot boast of her chastity.
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A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.
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I know well what I am fleeing from but not what I am in search of.
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He who fears he shall suffer, already suffers what he fears.
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In true education, anything that comes to our hand is as good as a book.
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Fame and tranquility can never be bedfellows.
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Love to his soul gave eyes; he knew things are not as they seem. The dream is his real life; the world around him is the dream.
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How many things we held yesterday as articles of faith which today we tell as fables.
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Stubborn and ardent clinging to one’s opinion is the best proof of stupidity.
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A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can.
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Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.
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