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Michel de Montaigne

Michel de Montaigne

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Science is a scepter in certain hands, while in others it is only a plaything.

Michel de Montaigne

Michel de Montaigne

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There is nothing I fear more than fear itself.

Michel de Montaigne

Michel de Montaigne

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Every honorable person would rather lose honor than lose conscience.

Michel de Montaigne

Michel de Montaigne

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Of all the benefits that virtue brings us, one of the greatest is the contempt for death.

Michel de Montaigne

Michel de Montaigne

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He who does not live in some way for others, also does not live for himself.

Michel de Montaigne

Michel de Montaigne

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The curiosity to know things has been given to men as a punishment

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Our desire despises and abandons what we have in order to chase after what we do not have.

Michel de Montaigne

Michel de Montaigne

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The one who, while angry, imposes a punishment, does not correct, but seeks revenge.

Michel de Montaigne

Michel de Montaigne

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Nobody fares badly for a long time without being at fault themselves.

Michel de Montaigne

Michel de Montaigne

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

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Michel de Montaigne

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I reject all violence in the education of a tender soul being trained for honor and freedom.