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Michel de Montaigne Quotes: The most certain sign of wisdom is a continual cheerfulness; her state is like that of things in the regions above the moon, always clear and serene.
         

The most certain sign of wisdom is a continual cheerfulness; her state is like that of things in the regions above the moon, always clear and serene.


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The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them... Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.



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Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.




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A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.



My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.

My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.



There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.

There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.



A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.

A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.



Experience has taught me this, that we undo ourselves by impatience. Misfortunes have their life and their limits, their sickness and their health.

Experience has taught me this, that we undo ourselves by impatience. Misfortunes have their life and their limits, their sickness and their health.



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Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out.



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Progress begins when you liberate your mind from the shackles of your ingrained tendencies of authoritarianism – the tendencies of greed – the tendencies of hatred, rage and lust.



Parents must try to be, or at least put forth their best efforts to be, what they wish [their] children to be. It is impossible for you to be an example of what you are not.

Parents must try to be, or at least put forth their best efforts to be, what they wish [their] children to be. It is impossible for you to be an example of what you are not.



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We are, for all our polish, of littlestature, and, as human lives, compared with authentic martyrs, of no account.



I didn't feel like I was missing anything. Nor did I feel ambitious any more. It all seemed stupid wanting to be better than the others in the same ring, shallow, pointless.

I didn't feel like I was missing anything. Nor did I feel ambitious any more. It all seemed stupid wanting to be better than the others in the same ring, shallow, pointless.



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I love being a very personal singer-songwriter, but I also like being a scientist or explorer.



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They may have had time to destroy them, and I don't know the answer.



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To be rich is not the end, but only a change, of worries.



When mind is quiet, all is Self. When mind moves the world arises. So be Still, throw away everything and be Free.

When mind is quiet, all is Self. When mind moves the world arises. So be Still, throw away everything and be Free.



Live a life of gratitude, giving thanks in all circumstances.

Live a life of gratitude, giving thanks in all circumstances.




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