A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.
-- Michael de Montaigne (1533-1592)
-- Essays, Book i, Chap. xxxviii, Of Solitude
-- Michael de Montaigne (1533-1592)
-- Essays, Book i, Chap. xxxviii, Of Solitude
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- It is not without good reason said, that he who has not a good memory
should never take upon him the trade of lying.
Michael de Montaigne (1533-1592) -- Essays, Book i... - What if he has borrowed the matter and spoiled the form,
as it oft falls out? -- Michael de Montaigne (1533... - I have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself.
Michael de Montaigne (1533-1592) -- Essays, Book iii... - Accustom him to everything, that he may not be a Sir Paris,
a carpet-knight, -- Michael de Montaigne (1533-1592)... - There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.
Michael de Montaigne (1533-1592) -- Essays, Book i... - Like rowers, who advance backward.
-- Michael de Montaigne (1533-1592)
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Essays, Book iii, Chap. i, Of Profit and... - Man is certainly stark mad; he cannot make a worm, and yet he will
be making gods by dozens.
Michael de Montaigne (1533-1592) -- Essays, Book ii... - There is no man so good, who, were he to submit all his thoughts and
actions to the laws,
would not deserve hanging ten times in his life. ... - I find that the best virtue I have has in it some tincture of vice.
Michael de Montaigne (1533-1592) -- Essays, Book ii...
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