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There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.

Michel de Montaigne

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A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can.
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Every man bears the whole stamp of the human condition.
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There is little less trouble in governing a private family than a whole kingdom.
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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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Tis the sharpness of our mind that gives the edge to our pains and pleasures.
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I study myself more than any other subject. That is my metaphysics, that is my physics.
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Confidence in others’ honesty is no light testimony of one’s own integrity.
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If you don’t know how to die, don’t worry; Nature will tell you what to do on the spot, fully and adequately.
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Adequately Die Fully How Know Nature Spot Tell To What Worry
The prank of a page- boy, the blunder of a servant, a bit of table talk – they are all part of the curriculum.
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Let us permit nature to have her way. She understands her business better than we do.
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My trade and art is to live.
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Art Live Trade
The beautiful souls are they that are universal, open, and ready for all things.
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The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.
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I prefer the company of peasants because they have not been educated sufficiently to reason incorrectly.
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Company Educate Incorrectly Peasant Prefer Reason Sufficient
Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of soul, impossible.
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I quote others only in order the better to express myself.
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