French - Philosopher | February 28, 1533 - September 13, 1592
There is a sort of gratification in doing good which makes us rejoice in ourselves.
Michel de Montaigne
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There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.
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Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.
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In nine lifetimes, you'll never know as much about your cat as your cat knows about you.
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Nothing fixes a thing so intensely in the memory as the wish to forget it.
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My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.
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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. She will do this job perfectly for you; don't bother your head about it.
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No wind serves him who addresses his voyage to no certain port.
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The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.
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I put forward formless and unresolved notions, as do those who publish doubtful questions to debate in the schools, not to establish the truth but to seek it.
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A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.
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Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out.
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