Michel de Montaigne: A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can

A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can — Michel de Montaigne

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

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The ceaseless labour of your life is to build the house of death. — Michel de Montaigne
Amongst so many borrowed things, I am glad if I can steal one, disguising and al — Michel de Montaigne
I find that the best goodness I have has some tincture of vice. — Michel de Montaigne
The most profound joy has more of gravity than of gaiety in it. — Michel de Montaigne
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The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful, and the — Albert Einstein
知之者不如好之者，好之者不如樂之者。 — Confucius
知者樂水，仁者樂山。知者動，仁者静。知者樂，仁者寿。 — Confucius
The world is his, who has money to go over it. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The falling out of lovers is the renewing of love. — Robert Burton
It seems the part of wisdom. — William Cowper
I never cared about whatever tragic event happened in China. It's faraway decora — Fernando Pessoa