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Any person of honor chooses rather to lose his honor than to lose his conscience.

Michel de Montaigne

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How many things we held yesterday as articles of faith which today we tell as fables.
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Article Fable Faith Held Many Thing Today Yesterday
The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.
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Certain Cheerfulness Most Sign Wisdom
Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.
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Able Event Govern Myself
I have often seen people uncivil by too much civility, and tiresome in their courtesy.
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Courtesy Much Often Seenm People Tiresome Uncivil
The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere, is to be nowhere.
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Everywhere Life Lost Nowhere Purpose Soil
Rejoice in the things that are present; all else is beyond thee.
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Beyond Else Present Rejoice Thee Thing
There is no pleasure to me without communication: there is not so much as a sprightly thought comes into my mind that it does not grieve me to have produced alone, and that I have no one to tell it to.
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Alone Communication Grief Leasure Left Mind Much No One Produce Sprightly
How many condemnations I have witnessed more criminal than the crime!
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Condemnation Crime Criminal More Than Witness
Tis the sharpness of our mind that gives the edge to our pains and pleasures.
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Edge Give Mind Our Pain Pleasure Sharpness This
Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.
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Arm Courage Leg Soul Stability Valor
No pleasure has any savor for me without communication.
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Communication Pleasure Savor Without
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.
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Dare Grow Little More Much Older Speak Truth Would
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
I know well what I am fleeing from but not what I am in search of.
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Flee From Know Not Search Well
The ceaseless labour of your life is to build the house of death.
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Build Ceaseless Death House Labour Life

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