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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: "The continuous work of our life is to build death."
The continuous work of our life is to build death. Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne quote: "Life itself is neither a good nor an evil: life is where good..."
Life itself is neither a good nor an evil: life is where good or evil find a place, depending on how you make it for them. Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne quote: "Those who have compared our life to a dream were right... we..."
Those who have compared our life to a dream were right... we were sleeping wake, and waking sleep. Michel de Montaigne
The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them... Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will. Michel de Montaigne
Experience has taught me this, that we undo ourselves by impatience. Misfortunes have their life and their limits, their sickness and their health. Michel de Montaigne
I set forth a humble and inglorious life; that does not matter. You can tie up all moral philosophy with a common and private life just as well as with a life of richer stuff. Each man bears the entire form of man's estate. Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne quote: "~The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the..."
~The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them ~ Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne quote: "The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be..."
The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere is to be nowhere.es Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne quote: "The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be..."
The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere, is to be nowhere. Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne quote: "No man is so exquisitely honest or upright in living, but that..."
No man is so exquisitely honest or upright in living, but that ten timesin his life he might not lawfully be hanged. Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne quote: "The customs and practices of life in society sweep us along."
The customs and practices of life in society sweep us along. Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne quote: "My life has been filled with terrible misfortune; most of..."
My life has been filled with terrible misfortune; most of which never happened. Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne quote: "There were many terrible things in my life and most of them..."
There were many terrible things in my life and most of them never happened. Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne quote: "My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which..."
My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened. Michel de Montaigne
To begin depriving death of its greatest advantage over us, let us adopt a way clean contrary to that common one; let us deprive death of its strangeness, let us frequent it, let us get used to it; let us have nothing more often in mind than death... We do not know where death awaits us: so let us wait for it everywhere." "To practice death is to practice freedom. A man who has learned how to die has unlearned how to be a slave. Michel de Montaigne

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