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Man is stark mad; he cannot make a flea, and yet he will be making gods by the dozens.
Humankind
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

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My art and profession is to live.
Life and Living
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

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Obstinacy is the sister of constancy, at least in vigor and stability.
Stubbornness
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

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Oh senseless man, who cannot possibly make a worm, and yet will make Gods by dozens.
Religion
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

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Once you have decided to keep a certain pile, it is no longer yours; for you can't spend it.
Possessions
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

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Scratching is one of nature's sweetest gratifications, and the one nearest at hand.
Pleasure
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

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Since we cannot attain unto it, let us revenge ourselves with railing against it.
Critics and Criticism
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

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Socrates thought and so do I that the wisest theory about the gods is no theory at all.
Theory
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

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Taking it all in all, I find it is more trouble to watch after money than to get it.
Money
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

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The finest lives in my opinion are the common model, without miracle and without extravagance.
Life and Living
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

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The great and glorious masterpiece of man is how to live with purpose.
Purpose
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

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The most profound joy has more of gravity than of gaiety in it.
Joy
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

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The most unhappy and frail creatures are men and yet they are the proudest.
Men
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

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The smallest annoyances, disturb us the most.
Happiness
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

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The strangest, most generous, and proudest of all virtues is true courage.
Courage
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

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The weeping of an heir is laughter in disguise.
Inheritance
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

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The word is half his that speaks, and half his that hears it.
Listening
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

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There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.
Defeat
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

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There is little less trouble in governing a private family than a whole kingdom.
Family
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

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There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.
Conversation
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

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Virtue craves a steep and thorny path.
Virtue
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

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Virtue rejects facility to be her companion. She requires a craggy, rough and thorny way.
Virtue
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

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We can be knowledgeable with other men's knowledge, but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom.
Wisdom
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

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When I play with my cat, who knows whether she is not amusing herself with me more than I with her.
Amusement
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

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Wisdom hath her excesses, and no less need of moderation than folly.
Wisdom
Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun