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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: "Kings and philosophers shit—and so do ladies."
Kings and philosophers shit—and so do ladies. Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne quote: "A straight oar looks bent in the water. What matters is not..."
A straight oar looks bent in the water. What matters is not merely that we see things but how we see them. Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne quote: "Kings and philosophers defecate, and so do ladies."
Kings and philosophers defecate, and so do ladies. Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne quote: "There is no passion so much transports thesincerity of..."
There is no passion so much transports thesincerity of judgement as doth anger Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne quote: "One must be a little foolish if one does not want to be even..."
One must be a little foolish if one does not want to be even more stupid. Michel de Montaigne
To censure my own faults in some other person seems to me no more incongruous than to censure, as I often do, another's in myself. They must be denounced everywhere, and be allowed no place of sanctuary. Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne quote: "I speak to the paper, as I speak to the first person I meet."
I speak to the paper, as I speak to the first person I meet. Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne quote: "No one is exempt from speaking nonsense. The great misfortune..."
No one is exempt from speaking nonsense. The great misfortune is to do it solemnly. Michel de Montaigne
I do not think that there is so much wretchedness in us as vanity; we are not so much wicked as daft; we are not so much full of evil as of inanity; we are not so much pitiful as despicable. Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne quote: "Ambition is not a vice of little people."
Ambition is not a vice of little people. Michel de Montaigne
The souls of emperors and cobblers are cast in the same mold. The same reason that makes us wrangle with a neighbor creates a war betwixt princes. Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne quote: "I listen with attention to the judgment of all men; but so far..."
I listen with attention to the judgment of all men; but so far as I can remember, I have followed none but my own. Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne quote: "I care not so much what I am to others as what I am to myself...."
I care not so much what I am to others as what I am to myself. I will be rich by myself, and not by borrowing. Michel de Montaigne
People try to get out of themselves and to escape from the man. This is folly; instead of transforming themselves into angels, they turn into beast; instead of lifting, they degrade themselves. These transcendental humors frighten me, like lofty and inaccessible heights. Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne quote: "Judgement can do without knowledge: but not knowledge without..."
Judgement can do without knowledge: but not knowledge without judgement. Michel de Montaigne

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