There is not much less vexation in the government of a private family than in the managing of an entire state.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNEMy life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.
More Michel de Montaigne Quotes
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How many things we held yesterday as articles of faith which today we tell as fables.
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It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.
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The world is all a carcass and vanity, The shadow of a shadow, a play And in one word, just nothing.
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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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There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.
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The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.
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Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.
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Of all our infirmities, the most savage is to despise our being.
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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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Rejoice in the things that are present; all else is beyond thee.
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There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.
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For truly it is to be noted, that children’s plays are not sports, and should be deemed as their most serious actions.
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Every man bears the whole stamp of the human condition.
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I prefer the company of peasants because they have not been educated sufficiently to reason incorrectly.
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I know well what I am fleeing from but not what I am in search of.
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