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No man dies before his hour. The time you leave behind was no more yours, than that which was before your birth, and concerneth you no more.
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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Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
Miquèu Eiquèm de Montanha
Miqueu Eiquem de Montanha
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Why dost thou complain of this world? It detains thee not thy own cowardice is the cause, if thou livest in pain.
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He who lives not to others, lives little to himself.
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He who falls obstinate in his courage, if he falls he fights from his knees.
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I may indeed very well happen to contradict myself but truth, as Demades said, I do not contradict.
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Saying is one thing and doing is another
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A well-bred man is always sociable and complaisant.
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