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Few men have been admired of their familiars.

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.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Dare Grow Little More Much Older Speak Truth Would
Nothing fixes a thing so intensely in the memory as the wish to forget it.
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Fix Forgot Intensely Memory Nothing Thing Visit
It is an absolute and virtually divine perfection to know how to enjoy our being rightfully.
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Absolute Being Divine Enjoy How Perfection Rightfully Virtual
The worst of my actions or conditions seem not so ugly unto me as I find it both ugly and base not to dare to avouch for them.
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Avoid Both Condition Dare Nase Seem Them Ugly Worstm Action
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
My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.
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Been Full Happen Life Misfortune never Terrible
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.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Create Entire Higher Likeness Lower World
Ignorance is the softest pillow on which a man can rest his head.
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Head Ignorance Man Pillow Rest Soften
There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.
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More Some Defeat Triumphant Victory
I have often seen people uncivil by too much civility, and tiresome in their courtesy.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Courtesy Much Often Seenm People Tiresome Uncivil
One may be humble out of pride.
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Be Humble May One Pride
My trade and art is to live.
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Art Live Trade
I quote others only in order the better to express myself.
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Better Express Myself Only Other Quote
There is not much less vexation in the government of a private family than in the managing of an entire state.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Entire Family Government Manage Much Private State Vexation
Death, they say, acquits us of all obligations.
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Acquit All Death Obligation Say
No wind serves him who addresses his voyage to no certain port.
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Address Certain Port Serve Voyage Wind

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