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Some Quotes by Michel de Montaigne
- It is the part of cowardliness, and not of virtue, to seek to squat itself in some hollow lurking hole, or to hide herself under…
- There is no so wretched and coarse a soul wherein some particular faculty is not seen to shine.
- The corruption of the age is made up by the particular contribution of every individual man; some contribute treachery, others injustice, atheism, tyranny, avarice, cruelty,…
- Teach him a certain refinement in sorting out and selecting his arguments, with an affection for relevance and so for brevity. Above all let him…
- The concern that some women show at the absence of their husbands, does not arise from their not seeing them and being with them, but…
- Who does not in some sort live to others, does not live much to himself.
- Pythagoras used to say that life resembles the Olympic Games: a few people strain their muscles to carry off a prize; others bring trinkets to…
- Not because Socrates said so, but because it is in truth my own disposition - and perchance to some excess - I look upon all…
- I find that the best virtue I have has in it some tincture of vice.
- He who does not live in some degree for others, hardly lives for himself.
- We endeavor more that men should speak of us, than how and what they speak, and it sufficeth us that our name run in men's…
- There is nothing so extreme that is not allowed by the custom of some nation or other.
- There is some shadow of delight and delicacy which smiles upon and flatters us even in the very lap of melancholy.
- Some men seem remarkable to the world in whom neither their wives nor their valets saw anything extraordinary. Few men have been admired by their…
- I see several animals that live so entire and perfect a life, some without sight, others without hearing: who knows whether to us also one,…
- Virtue cannot be followed but for herself, and if one sometimes borrows her mask to some other purpose, she presently pulls it away again.
- Just as in habiliments it is a sign of weakness to wish to make oneself noticeable by some peculiar and unaccustomed fashion, so, in language,…
- Men do not know the natural infirmity of their mind: it does nothing but ferret and quest, and keeps incessantly whirling around, building up and…
- As by some might be saide of me: that here I have but gathered a nosegay of strange floures, and have put nothing of mine…
- There is a certain consideration, and a general duty of humanity, that binds us not only to the animals, which have life and feeling, but…
- Amongst so many borrowed things, am glad if I can steal one, disguising and altering it for some new service.
- I write to keep from going mad from the contradictions I find among mankind - and to work some of those contradictions out for myself.
- There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.
- When I dance, I dance; when I sleep, I sleep; yes, and when I walk alone in a beautiful orchard, if my thoughts drift to…
- The advantage of living is not measured by length, but by use; some men have lived long, and lived little; attend to it while you…
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- I'm hoping someday that some kid, black or white, will hit more home runs than myself. Whoever it is, I'd be pulling… — Hank Aaron
- Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip. — Aristophanes
- If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when… — Aristotle
- To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death, he does… — Aristotle
- Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim at some good; and for this reason… — Aristotle
- We have some material on spying by a major government on the tech industry. Industrial espionage. — Julian Assange
- I guess I wanted to leave America for awhile. It wasn't that I wanted to become an expatriate, or just never come… — Paul Auster
- Some choices we live not only once but a thousand times over, remembering them for the rest of our lives. — Richard Bach
- I would not suggest the U.S. should sit down with the North Koreans bilaterally immediately after they've fired missiles - because the… — Richard Armitage
- What annoys the hell out of me is the arrogance of some people. They don't even listen to our music, they decided… — Billie Joe Armstrong
- For some young people, their first experience ever hearing punk rock music was playing the Green Bay Packers on 'Madden'. — Billie Joe Armstrong
- I'm not going to conform to some consumer need. — Billie Joe Armstrong