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«In nine lifetimes, you'll never know as much about your cat as your cat knows about you.»
«The most manifest sign of wisdom is continued cheerfulness.»
Author: Michel de Montaigne
(Philosopher, Writer)
| About:
Wisdom
| Keywords:
cheerfulness, continued, manifest, manifesting, sign
«When I am attacked by gloomy thoughts, nothing helps me so much as running to my books, They quickly absorb me and banish the clouds from my mind.»
«The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere, is to be nowhere.»
«If you press me to say why I loved him, I can say no more than because he was he, and I was I.»
«He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.»
Author: Michel de Montaigne
(Philosopher, Writer)
| About:
Authority,
Reason
| Keywords:
argument, command, establishes, noise, shows
«Stubborn and ardent clinging to one's opinion is the best proof of stupidity»
«A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.»
«I write to keep from going mad from the contradictions I find among mankind--and to work some of those contradictions out for myself.»
«An unattempted woman cannot boast of her chastity»
Author: Michel de Montaigne
(Philosopher, Writer)
| About:
Men and Women
| Keywords:
boast, boasted, chastity
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