Tuesday, December 7, 2010

de Montaigne

A straight oar looks bent in the water. What matters is not merely that we see things but how we see them.

Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.

I quote others only in order the better to express myself.

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

A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.

A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can.

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