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Necessity is a violent school-mistress.
Michel de Montaigne
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Michel de Montaigne
Age: 59 †
Born: 1533
Born: February 28
Died: 1592
Died: September 13
Autobiographer
Essayist
French Moralist
Jurist
Philosopher
Poet Lawyer
Politician
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Writer
Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
Miquèu Eiquèm de Montanha
Miqueu Eiquem de Montanha
Violent
School
Mistress
Necessity
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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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We judge a horse not only by its pace on a racecourse, but also by its walk, nay, when resting in its stable.
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Fie on the eloquence that leaves us craving itself, not things!
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Death pays all debts.
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How many quarrels, and how important, has the doubt as to the meaning of this syllable Hoc produced for the world!
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The only thing certain is nothing is certain.
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Glory consists of two parts: the one in setting too great a value upon ourselves, and the other in setting too little a value upon others.
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It is probable that the principal credit of miracles, visions, enchantments, and such extraordinary occurrences comes from the power of imagination, acting principally upon the minds of the common people, which are softer.
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We have no participation in Being, because all human nature is ever midway between being born and dying, giving off only a vague image and shadow of itself, and a weak and uncertain opinion. And if you chance to fix your thoughts on trying to grasp its essence, it would be neither more nor less than if your tried to clutch water.
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As far as fidelity is concerned, there is no animal in the world as treacherous as man.
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My art and profession is to live.
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When Socrates, after being relieved of his irons, felt the relish of the itching that their weight had caused in his legs, he rejoiced to consider the close alliance between pain and pleasure.
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Nothing prints more lively in our minds than something we wish to forget.
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There is no more expensive thing than a free gift.
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