A wise man loses nothing, if he but saves himself.
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I set forth a humble and inglorious life; that does not matter. You can tie up all moral philosophy with a common and private life just as well as with a life of richer stuff. Each man bears the entire form of man's estate.Michel de Montaigne
I know well what I am fleeing from but not what I am in search of.
Michel de Montaigne
We can be knowledgable with other men's knowledge but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom.
Michel de Montaigne
A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.
Michel de Montaigne
Marriage is a covenant which hath nothing free but the entrance.
Michel de Montaigne
For truly it is to be noted, that children's plays are not sports, and should be deemed as their most serious actions.
Michel de Montaigne
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