The world is all a carcass and vanity, The shadow of a shadow, a play And in one word, just nothing.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNEFew men have been admired of their familiars.
More Michel de Montaigne Quotes
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There is a sort of gratification in doing good which makes us rejoice in ourselves.
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A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can.
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The entire lower world was created in the likeness of the higher world. All that exists in the higher world appears like an image in this lower world; yet all this is but One.
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The beautiful souls are they that are universal, open, and ready for all things.
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The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them… Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.
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Fortune, seeing that she could not make fools wise, has made them lucky.
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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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Ambition is not a vice of little people.
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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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I know well what I am fleeing from but not what I am in search of.
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An untempted woman cannot boast of her chastity.
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My trade and art is to live.
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It is the mind that maketh good or ill, That maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor.
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The finest souls are those that have the most variety and suppleness.
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We are Christians by the same title as we are natives of Perigord or Germany.
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