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Michel de Montaigne Quotes: We can be knowledgeable with other men's knowledge, but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom.
         

We can be knowledgeable with other men's knowledge, but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom.


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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.



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

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




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

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.



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

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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The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.





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There isn't a child who hasn't gone out into the brave new world who eventually doesn't return to the old homestead carrying a bundle of dirty clothes.



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