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Find important quotes and citations by the author Michel Eyquem de Montaigne.
Quote 1848
Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside desperate to get outMore quotes on the topics: liberty desires desperation marriage constraint
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If you press me to say why I loved him, I can say no more than because he was he, and I was I.More quotes on the topics: love character personality harmony sympathy
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I prefer the company of peasants because they have not been educated sufficiently to reason incorrectlyMore quotes on the topics: preference sociability education humanity
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I have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself.More quotes on the topics: world self-knowledge attention miracle
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Marriage, a market which has nothing free but the entranceQuote 798
A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husbandMore quotes on the topics: marriage understanding weakness satisfaction
Quote 747
If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love.More quotes on the topics: friendship marriage harmony tolerance love
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Children's games should be seen as their most serious-minded activityQuote 447
My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happenedMore quotes on the topics: pessimism misfortune fear reality nightmare
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A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he canMore quotes on the topics: wisdom accuracy attention superficiality serenity
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Experience is not enough in itself - it has to be weighed, ordered and digested, and we have to draw the right conclusions from itMore quotes on the topics: experience aims development
Quote 220
The value of life ist not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them; a man may live long yet very littleMore quotes on the topics: value lifetime reality adventure enjoyment experience boredom indifference
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If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than loveMore quotes on the topics: marriage friendship love understanding causes
Quote 163
We are born to inquire into truth; it belongs to a greater to possess it