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Michel de Montaigne Quotes: The world is all a carcass and vanity, The shadow of a shadow, a play And in one word, just nothing.
         

The world is all a carcass and vanity, The shadow of a shadow, a play And in one word, just nothing.


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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.

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.



Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.

Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.




A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.

A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.



My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.

My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.



There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.

There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.



A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.

A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.



Experience has taught me this, that we undo ourselves by impatience. Misfortunes have their life and their limits, their sickness and their health.

Experience has taught me this, that we undo ourselves by impatience. Misfortunes have their life and their limits, their sickness and their health.



Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out.

Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out.



The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.

The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.





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Why was the judgement of the disapproving so valuable? Who said that their good opinions tended to be any more rational than those of generally pleasant people?



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The corridor couldn't have smelled more strongly of fish guts if we had actually been inside a fish.



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A Rubik's cube is equal to a drag queen. It's really colorful, but I don't wanna do it.



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Lord I do fear / Thou'st made the world too beautiful this year.



I'm playing golf. I ride my mountain bike. A lot. I think it's very important for me and other people my age to continue to exercise.

I'm playing golf. I ride my mountain bike. A lot. I think it's very important for me and other people my age to continue to exercise.



All I can do when I'm on stage is do a show where when I come back into town they cannot possibly afford to miss the show because they remember how fun it was.

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Research clearly shows us that the earlier women think about maintaining their bone mass and take the steps to do so, the better their health will be in the long run.

Research clearly shows us that the earlier women think about maintaining their bone mass and take the steps to do so, the better their health will be in the long run.



If you come back from the dead, you don't have the same value system, I think.

If you come back from the dead, you don't have the same value system, I think.




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