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Nathan’s Quotes

Michel de Montaigne
“The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.”
― Michel de Montaigne, The Complete Essays
tags: ataraxy, independence, individuality, inspirational, self-assurance, self-awareness, self-containment, self-determination, self-esteem, self-reliance, self-respect, self-sufficiency, self-trust, solitude
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Edward Gibbon
“Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius.”
― Edward Gibbon
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“The gods envy us. They envy us because we’re mortal, because any moment may be our last. Everything is more beautiful because we’re doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again.”
― Brad Pitt
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Michel de Montaigne
“The most fruitful and natural exercise for our minds is, in my opinion, conversation.”
― Michel de Montaigne, The Essays: A Selection
tags: conversation, mind
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“Off I go, rummaging about in books for sayings which please me.”
― Michel de Montaigne, The Complete Essays
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