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Rather Quotes by Michel de Montaigne
- 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…
- It is not the want, but rather abundance that creates avarice.
- In my opinion, the most fruitful and natural play of the mind is in conversation. I find it sweeter than any other action in life;…
- But as Nature is the best guide, teaching must be the development of natural inclinations, for which purpose the teacher must watch his pupil and…
- I would rather be an expert on me than on Cicero
- We should rather examine, who is better learned, than who is more learned.
- If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love.
- Any person of honor chooses rather to lose his honor than to lose his conscience.
- I had rather fashion my mind than furnish it.
- I had rather complain of ill-fortune than be ashamed of victory.
- Why do people respect the package rather than the man?
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