A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.
From Michel de Montaigne
The finest souls are those that have the most variety and suppleness.
If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love.
I speak the truth not so much as I would, but as much as I dare, and I dare a little more as I grow older.
It is a monstrous thing that I will say, but I will say it all the same: I find in many things more restraint and order in my morals than in my opinions, and my lust less depraved than my reason.
The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them... Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.
If you press me to say why I loved him, I can say no more than because he was he, and I was I.
I do myself a greater injury in lying than I do him of whom I tell a lie.
I know well what I am fleeing from but not what I am in search of.
If you don't know how to die, don't worry; Nature will tell you what to do on the spot, fully and adequately. She will do this job perfectly for you; don't bother your head about it.
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