She will do this job perfectly for you; don’t bother your head about it.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNEWe are Christians by the same title as we are natives of Perigord or Germany.
More Michel de Montaigne Quotes
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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.
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I know well what I am fleeing from but not what I am in search of.
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We can be knowledgable with other men’s knowledge but we cannot be wise with other men’s wisdom.
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Unless a man feels he has a good enough memory, he should never venture to lie.
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If ordinary people complain that I speak too much of myself, I complain that they do not even think of themselves.
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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.
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An untempted woman cannot boast of her chastity.
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There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.
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The beautiful souls are they that are universal, open, and ready for all things.
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Fame and tranquility can never be bedfellows.
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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.
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There is no desire more natural than the desire for knowledge.
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Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.
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No pleasure has any savor for me without communication.
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A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can.
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