Life itself is neither a good nor an evil: life is where good or evil …

Michel de Montaigne
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Life itself is neither a good nor an evil: life is where good or evil find a place, depending on how you make it for them. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (1991). The essays of Michel de Montaigne, Lane, Allen
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We are all patchwork, and so shapeless and diverse in composition that each bit, each moment, plays its own game. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (1958). Complete Essays, p.244, Stanford University Press
There is not much less vexation in the government of a private family than in the managing of an entire state. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (1907). The Essays
Saying is one thing and doing is another ✨ Michel de Montaigne (1958). Complete Essays, p.541, Stanford University Press
He who does not live in some degree for others, hardly lives for himself. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (1946). The essays
A strong memory is commonly coupled with infirm judgment. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (2016). Delphi Complete Works of Michel de Montaigne (Illustrated), p.239, Delphi Classics

Life itself is neither a good nor an evil: life is where good or evil find a place, depending on how you make it for them. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (1991). The essays of Michel de Montaigne, Lane, Allen

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