Love to his soul gave eyes; he knew things are not as they seem. The dream is his real life; the world around him is the dream.
From Michel de Montaigne
Once conform, once do what others do because they do it, and a kind of lethargy steals over all the finer senses of the soul.
He who fears he shall suffer, already suffers what he fears.
No wind serves him who addresses his voyage to no certain port.
The ceaseless labour of your life is to build the house of death.
Wit is a dangerous weapon, even to the possessor, if he knows not how to use it discreetly.
Every man bears the whole stamp of the human condition.
Few men have been admired of their familiars.
Stubborn and ardent clinging to one's opinion is the best proof of stupidity.
There is a sort of gratification in doing good which makes us rejoice in ourselves.
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