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He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.
Michel de Montaigne
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Michel de Montaigne
Age: 59 †
Born: 1533
Born: February 28
Died: 1592
Died: September 13
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French Moralist
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Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
Miquèu Eiquèm de Montanha
Miqueu Eiquem de Montanha
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To behave rightly, we ourselves should never lay a hand on our servants as long as our anger lasts. Things will seem different to us when we have quieted and cooled down.
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I never met a man who thought his thinking was faulty.
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One open way of speaking introduces another open way of speaking, and draws out discoveries, like wine and love.
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The only good histories are those that have been written by the persons themselves who commanded in the affairs whereof they write.
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One should be ever booted and spurred and ready to depart.
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Vexations may be petty, but they are vexations still.
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The corruption of the age is made up by the particular contribution of every individual man some contribute treachery, others injustice, atheism, tyranny, avarice, cruelty, according to their power.
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The great and glorious masterpiece of humanity is to know how to live with a purpose.
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Great authors, when they write about causes, adduce not only those they think are true but also those they do not believe in, provided they have some originality and beauty. They speak truly and usefully enough if they speak ingeniously.
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Ceremony forbids us to express by words things that are lawful and natural, and we obey it reason forbids us to do things unlawful and ill, and nobody obeys it.
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In my opinion, the most fruitful and natural play of the mind is conversation. I find it sweeter than any other action in life and if I were forced to choose, I think I would rather lose my sight than my hearing and voice. The study of books is a drowsy and feeble exercise which does not warm you up.
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Gentleness and repose are paramount to everything else in woman.
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Now, since everything else is furnished with the exact amount of needle and thread required to maintain its being, it is in truth incredible that we alone should be brought into the world in a defective and indigent state, in a state such that we cannot maintain ourselves without external aid.
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Excellent memories are often coupled with feeble judgments.
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Some, either from being glued to vice by a natural attachment, or from long habit, no longer recognize its ugliness.
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