A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can.
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Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of soul, impossible.Michel de Montaigne
I have often seen people uncivil by too much civility, and tiresome in their courtesy.
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To know how to live is all my calling and all my art.
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A straight oar looks bent in the water. What matters is not merely that we see things but how we see them.
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It should be noted that children at play are not playing about; their games should be seen as their most serious-minded activity.
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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.
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