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Words Quotes by Michel de Montaigne
- 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…
- Ceremony forbids us to express by words things that are lawful and natural, and we obey it; reason forbids us to do things unlawful and…
- 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,…
- Even from their infancy we frame them to the sports of love: their instruction, behavior, attire, grace, learning and all their words azimuth only at…
- No man is exempt from saying silly things; the mischief is to say them deliberately.
- What enriches language is its being handled and exploited by beautiful minds-not so much by making innovations as by expanding it through more vigorous and…
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- I write the paragraph, then I'm crossing out, changing words, trying to improve it. When it seems more or less OK, then… — Paul Auster
- Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words. — Francis of Assisi
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- Mr. Bean is at his best when he is not using words, but I am equally at home in both verbal and… — Rowan Atkinson
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- The words of a dead man are modified in the guts of the living. — Wystan Hugh Auden
- The words printed here are concepts. You must go through the experiences. — Saint Augustine
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- The custom of speaking to God Almighty as freely as with a slave - caring nothing whether the words are suitable or… — Teresa of Avila