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If my mind could gain a firm footing, I would not make essays, I would make decisions but it is always in apprenticeship and on trial.

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
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Nor is it enough to toughen up his soul you must also toughen up his muscles.
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If a man should importune me to give a reason why I loved him, I find it could no otherwise be expressed, than by making answer: because it was he, because it was I.
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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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A man never speaks of himself without losing something. What he says in his disfavor is always beleived, but when he commends himself, he arouses mistrust.
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The worthiest man to be known, and for a pattern to be presented to the world, he is the man of whom we have most certain knowledge. He hath been declared and enlightened by the most clear-seeing men that ever were the testimonies we have of him are in faithfulness and sufficiency most admirable.
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We feel a kind of bittersweet pricking of malicious delight in contemplating the misfortunes of others.
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It is commonly seene by experience, that excellent memories do rather accompany weake judgements.
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It is not a mind, it is not a body that we educate, but it is a man, and we must not make two parts of him.
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There is no greater enemy to those who would please than expectation.
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If your doctor does not think it good for you to sleep, to drink wine, or to eat of a particular dish, do not worry I will find you another who will not agree with him.
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There are few men who dare to publish to the world the prayers they make to Almighty God.
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It is an absolute perfection and virtually divine to know how to enjoy our being rightfully.
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Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.
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Behold the hands, how they promise, conjure, appeal, menace, pray, supplicate, refuse, beckon, interrogate, admire, confess, cringe, instruct, command, mock and what not besides, with a variation and multiplication of variation which makes the tongue envious.
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A learned man is not learned in all things but a sufficient man is sufficient throughout, even to ignorance itself.
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In the education of children there is nothing like alluring the interest and affection otherwise you only make so many asses laden with books.
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Truly man is a marvelously vain, diverse, and undulating object. It is hard to found any constant and uniform judgment on him.
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I aim here only at revealing myself, who will perhaps be different tomorrow, if I learn something new which changes me.
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All other knowledge is hurtful to him who has not honesty and good-nature
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