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The strangest, most generous, and proudest of all virtues is true courage. ↗

— Michel de Montaigne

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There are some defeats more triumphant than victories. ↗

— Michel de Montaigne

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There is no desire more natural than the desire for knowledge. ↗

— Michel de Montaigne

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Unless a man feels he has a good enough memory, he should never venture to lie. ↗

— Michel de Montaigne

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We only labor to stuff the memory, and leave the conscience and the understanding unfurnished and void. ↗

— Michel de Montaigne

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No clock is more regular than the belly. ↗

— Francois Rabelais

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But poets were not considered dangerous and they were advised to exercise self-censorship. At most, poets were requested not to write at all. I took advantage of this negative liberty. ↗

— Eugenio Montale

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Evidently the arts, all the visual arts, are becoming more democratic in the worst sense of the word. ↗

— Eugenio Montale

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This proves that great lyric poetry can die, be reborn, die again, but will always remain one of the most outstanding creations of the human soul. ↗

— Eugenio Montale

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As a quarterback, there's no better way to finish your year, in winning a Super Bowl, than with a touchdown pass. The chances of that happening, by the looks of most of the Super Bowls, is a very rare chance. Fortunately for me, I had an opportunity. ↗

— Joe Montana

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