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Michel de Montaigne

Michel de Montaigne

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I do not find myself when I search the most. I find myself by surprise when I least expect it.

Michel de Montaigne

Michel de Montaigne

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The clearest proof of wisdom is continuous joy.

Michel de Montaigne

Michel de Montaigne

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Cowardice is the mother of cruelty.

Michel de Montaigne

Michel de Montaigne

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The best marriage would be one that brought together a blind wife with a deaf husband.

Michel de Montaigne

Michel de Montaigne

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Every virtue only needs one man; but friendship needs two.

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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The wise man is not so in all things.

Michel de Montaigne

Michel de Montaigne

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Solitude: A moment of fulfillment.

Michel de Montaigne

Michel de Montaigne

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To forbid something is to awaken desire.