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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: "I know that the arms of friendship are long enough to reach..."
I know that the arms of friendship are long enough to reach from the one end of the world to the other Michel de Montaigne
In truth, knowledge is a great and very useful quality; those who despise it give evidence enough of their stupidity. Yet I do not set its value at that extreme measure that some attribute to it, such as the philosopher Herillus, who find in it the sovereign good and think it has the power to make us wise and happy. Michel de Montaigne
It is not reasonable that art should win the place of honor over our great and powerful mother Nature. We have so overloaded the beauty and richness of her works by our inventions that we have quite smothered her. Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne quote: "It is the mind that maketh good or ill, That maketh wretch or..."
It is the mind that maketh good or ill, That maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor. Michel de Montaigne
When I dance, I dance; when I sleep, I sleep; yes, and when I walk alone in a beautiful orchard, if my thoughts drift to far-off matters for some part of the time for some other part I lead them back again to the walk, the orchard, to the sweetness of this solitude, to myself. Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne quote: "There is not much less vexation in the government of a private..."
There is not much less vexation in the government of a private family than in the managing of an entire state. Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne quote: "There is little less trouble in governing a private family..."
There is little less trouble in governing a private family than a whole kingdom. Michel de Montaigne
To compensate a little for the treachery and weakness of my memory, so extreme that it has happened to me more than once to pick up again...books which I have read carefully a few years before. I have adopted the habit for some time now of adding at the end of each book the time I finished reading it and the judgment I have derived of it as a whole, so that this may represent to me at least the sense and general idea I had conceived of the author in reading it. Michel de Montaigne
The most beautiful lives, to my mind, are those that conform to the common human pattern, with order, but without miracle, and without eccentricity. Michel de Montaigne
In true education, anything that comes to our hand is as good as a book: the prank of a page- boy, the blunder of a servant, a bit of table talk - they are all part of the curriculum. Michel de Montaigne
There is indeed a certain sense of gratification when we do a good deed that gives us inward satisfaction, and a generous pride that accompanies a good conscience…These testimonies of a good conscience are pleasant; and such a natural pleasure is very beneficial to us; it is the only payment that can never fail. “On Repentance Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne quote: "The beautiful souls are they that are universal, open, and..."
The beautiful souls are they that are universal, open, and ready for all things. Michel de Montaigne
There is nothing more notable in Socrates than that he found time, when he was an old man, to learn music and dancing, and thought it time well spent. Michel de Montaigne
Covetousness is both the beginning and the end of the devil's alphabet - the first vice in corrupt nature that moves, and the last which dies. Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne quote: "The beautiful souls are they that are unniversal, open, and..."
The beautiful souls are they that are unniversal, open, and ready for all things. Michel de Montaigne

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