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Michel de Montaigne

Michel de Montaigne

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The wrinkles of the spirit make us older than those of the face.

Michel de Montaigne

Michel de Montaigne

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To judge great and noble things, it is necessary to possess a soul equally great and noble.

Michel de Montaigne

Michel de Montaigne

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True freedom consists of absolute self-mastery.

Michel de Montaigne

Michel de Montaigne

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Trust in the goodness of others is no small testimony to one's own goodness.

Michel de Montaigne

Michel de Montaigne

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Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out.

Michel de Montaigne

Michel de Montaigne

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A hundred times a day we mock our own faults by criticizing them in others.

Michel de Montaigne

Michel de Montaigne

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If it does not end the war, it is not a victory.

Michel de Montaigne

Michel de Montaigne

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A thousand roads diverge from the chosen end, but there is one that reaches it.

Michel de Montaigne

Michel de Montaigne

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I find as much difference between myself and myself as between myself and others.