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Parce que c'etait lui; parce que c'etait moi.

— Michel de Montaigne

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  1. Since I would rather make of him an able man than a learned man, I would also urge that care be taken to choose a guide with a well-made ra…
  2. Nothing is so firmly believed as that which we least know.
  3. I do not speak the minds of others except to speak my own mind better.
  4. L'homme d'entendement n'a rien perdu, s'il a soimeme.
  5. Un peu de chaque chose, et rien du tout, a la francaise.
  6. La plus grande chose du monde, c'est de savoir etre a soi.
  7. Every other knowledge is harmful to he who does not have knowledge of goodness.
  8. There is as much difference between us and ourselves as between us and others.

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Topics in this quote

  • self
  • identity
  • choice
  • motivation
  • simplicity

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