Who does not in some sort live to others, does not live much to himself
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No wind favors him who has no destined port.Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
When all is summed up, a man never speaks of himself without loss his accusations of himself are always believed his praises never.
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Wise people are foolish if they cannot adapt to foolish people.
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A man may be humble through vainglory.
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Man is stark mad he cannot make a flea, and yet he will be making gods by the dozens.
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We have more poets than judges and interpreters of poetry. It is easier to write an indifferent poem than to understand a good one.
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