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A well-bred man is always sociable and complaisant.
Michel de Montaigne
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Michel de Montaigne
Age: 59 †
Born: 1533
Born: February 28
Died: 1592
Died: September 13
Autobiographer
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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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Since I would rather make of him an able man than a learned man, I would also urge that care be taken to choose a guide with a well-made rather than a well-filled head.
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There is nothing which so poisons princes as flattery, nor anything whereby wicked men more easily obtain credit and favor with them.
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All opinions in the world agree in this, that pleasure is our end, although they differ as to the means of attaining it.
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There is a sort of gratification in doing good which makes us rejoice in ourselves.
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Nor is it enough to toughen up his soul you must also toughen up his muscles.
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Rash and incessant scolding runs into custom and renders itself despised.
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We do not correct the man we hang we correct others by him.
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In plain Truth, it is no Want, but rather Abundance that creates Avarice.
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It is the rule of rules, and the general law of all laws, that every person should observe those of the place where he is.
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Age imprints more wrinkles a in the mind, than it does in the face, and souls are never, or very rarely seen, that in growing old do not smell sour and musty. Man moves all together, both towards his perfection and decay.
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It is only reasonable to allow the administration of affairs to mothers before their children reach the age prescribed by law at which they themselves can be responsible. But that father would have reared them ill who could not hope that in their maturity they would have more wisdom and competence than his wife.
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Philosophical discussions habitually make men happy and joyful not frowning and sad.
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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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