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Michel de Montaigne Quotes

«'Tis the sharpness of our mind that gives the edge to our pains and pleasures.»
«I care not so much what I am to others as what I am to myself. I will be rich by myself, and not by borrowing.»
«No wind serves him who addresses his voyage to no certain port.»
«The plainest sign of wisdom is a continual cheerfulness: her state is like that of things in the regions above the moon, always clear and serene»
«I listen with attention to the judgement of all men; but so far as I can remember, I have followed none but my own»
«Everyone may speak truly, but to speak logically, prudently, and adequately is a talent few possess.»
«Friendship is a creature formed for a companionship not for a herd»
«Wonder is the foundation of all philosophy, inquiry the progress, ignorance the end»
«No noble thing can be done without risks»
«I do myself a greater injury in lying than I do him of whom I tell a lie.»

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