I have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself.

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• Michel de Montaigne:

  Confidence in others' honesty is no light testimony of one's own integrity.

• Michel de Montaigne:

  Stubborn and ardent clinging to one's opinion is the best proof of stupidity.

• Michel de Montaigne:

  Unless a man feels he has a good enough memory, he should never venture to lie.

• Michel de Montaigne:

  The beautiful souls are they that are universal, open, and ready for all things.

• Michel de Montaigne:

  The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere, is to be nowhere.

• Michel de Montaigne:

  In nine lifetimes, you'll never know as much about your cat as your cat knows about you.

• Michel de Montaigne:

  Wit is a dangerous weapon, even to the possessor, if he knows not how to use it discreetly.

• Michel de Montaigne:

  If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love

• Michel de Montaigne:

  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

• Michel de Montaigne:

  I write to keep from going mad from the contradictions I find among mankind - and to work some of t