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A straight oar looks bent in the water. What matters is not merely that we see things but how we see them.

Michel de Montaigne

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There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.
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Agree Bore Conversation Everybody One Thann
Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out.
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Bird Cage Desperate Get Inside Like Marriage One Out Outside Quality See
I care not so much what I am to others as what I am to myself. I will be rich by myself, and not by borrowing.
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Borrow Care Much Myself Other Rich
Death, they say, acquits us of all obligations.
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Acquit All Death Obligation Say
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
Unless a man feels he has a good enough memory, he should never venture to lie.
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Enough Feel Good Man Memory never Should Unless Venture
If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love.
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Friendship Good Love Marriage Rather Resemble Such Thing
No wind serves him who addresses his voyage to no certain port.
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Address Certain Port Serve Voyage Wind
The public weal requires that men should betray, and lie, and massacre.
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Betray Lie Men Muscle Public Require World
The world is but a perpetual see-saw.
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Perpetual Saw See World
Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.
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Love Other Yourself
It should be noted that children at play are not playing about; their games should be seen as their most serious-minded activity.
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Activity Children Game Minded Most Note Play Seen Serious Should
Let us permit nature to have her way. She understands her business better than we do.
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Better Business Do Let Nature Permit She Understand We
Few men have been admired of their familiars.
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Admire Familiar Few Men
We can be knowledgable with other men’s knowledge but we cannot be wise with other men’s wisdom.
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Knowledge Length Life Make Them Value Wisdom
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

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