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Michel de Montaigne Quotes

Michel de Montaigne quotes

French Philosopher, Writer February 28, 1533 – September 13, 1592

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Michel de Montaigne quote: "When I play with my cat, who knows if I am not a pastime to..."
When I play with my cat, who knows if I am not a pastime to her more than she is to me? Michel de Montaigne
Men have seemed miraculous to the world, in whom their wives and valets have never seen anything even worth noticing. Few men have been admired by their own households. Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne quote: "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
Michel de Montaigne quote: "A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself."
A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself. Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne quote: "In nine lifetimes, you'll never know as much about your cat as..."
In nine lifetimes, you'll never know as much about your cat as your cat knows about you. Michel de Montaigne
To learn that we have said or done a foolish thing, that is nothing; we must learn that we are nothing but fools, a far broader and more important lesson. Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne quote: "If I am a man of some reading, I am a man of no retentiveness."
If I am a man of some reading, I am a man of no retentiveness. Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne quote: "Certainly, if he still has himself, a man of understanding has..."
Certainly, if he still has himself, a man of understanding has lost nothing. Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne quote: "We must not attach knowledge to the mind, we have to..."
We must not attach knowledge to the mind, we have to incorporate it there. Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne quote: "The strangest, most generous, and proudest of all virtues is..."
The strangest, most generous, and proudest of all virtues is true courage. Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne quote: "No one should be subjected to force over things which belonged..."
No one should be subjected to force over things which belonged to him. Michel de Montaigne
I put forward formless and unresolved notions, as do those who publish doubtful questions to debate in the schools, not to establish the truth but to seek it. Michel de Montaigne
It is a small soul, buried beneath the weight of affairs, that does not know how to get clean away from them, that cannot put them aside and pick them up again. Michel de Montaigne
Don't discuss yourself, for you are bound to lose; if you belittle yourself, you are believed; if you praise yourself, you are disbelieved. Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne quote: "Any person of honor chooses rather to lose his honor than to..."
Any person of honor chooses rather to lose his honor than to lose his conscience. Michel de Montaigne

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