Michel de Montaigne

France
28 Feb 1533 // 13 Sep 1592
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The lack of wealth is easily repaired; but the poverty of the soul is irreparable
What's done can't be undone
Experience teaches that a good memory is generally joined to a weak judgment
Words repeated again have as another sound, so another sense
He who has once been very foolish will at no other time be very wise
A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can
One must draw back in order to leap better
He loves little who loves by rule
How many things served us yesterday for articles of faith, which today are fables to us!
The most manifest sign of wisdom is a continual cheerfulness: her state is like that of things in the regions above the moon, always clear and serene
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