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My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.

Michel de Montaigne

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I write to keep from going mad from the contradictions I find among mankind – and to work some of those contradictions out for myself.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Contradiction Go Keep Mad Mankind Myself Some Work Write
It is an absolute and virtually divine perfection to know how to enjoy our being rightfully.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Absolute Being Divine Enjoy How Perfection Rightfully Virtual
Tis the sharpness of our mind that gives the edge to our pains and pleasures.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Edge Give Mind Our Pain Pleasure Sharpness This
I set forth a humble and inglorious life; that does not matter. You can tie up all moral philosophy with a common and private life just as well as with a life of richer stuff. Each man bears the entire form of man’s estate.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Forth Humble I Set Inglorious Life Matter Soes
In true education, anything that comes to our hand is as good as a book.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Anything Book Education Good Hand True
How many things we held yesterday as articles of faith which today we tell as fables.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Article Fable Faith Held Many Thing Today Yesterday
Ignorance is the softest pillow on which a man can rest his head.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Head Ignorance Man Pillow Rest Soften
Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Love Other Yourself
The finest souls are those that have the most variety and suppleness.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Finest Have Most Soul Suppleness Variety
It is a sign of contraction of the mind when it is content, or of weariness. A spirited mind never stops within itself; it is always aspiring and going beyond its strength.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Content Contractor Mind Sign Weariness
The world is but a perpetual see-saw.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Perpetual Saw See World
Marriage, a market which has nothing free but the entrance.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Entrance Free Market Marriage Nothing
There is little less trouble in governing a private family than a whole kingdom.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Family Govern Kingdom Less Little Private Trouble Whole
There is no desire more natural than the desire for knowledge.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Desire Knowledge Natural No
Rejoice in the things that are present; all else is beyond thee.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Beyond Else Present Rejoice Thee Thing
Every one rushes elsewhere and into the future, because no one wants to face one’s own inner self.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

Because Elsewhere Every Face Future Inner One Own Rush Want

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