Michel de Montaigne — Philosophical Quotes

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Michel de Montaigne Quotes

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Michel de Montaigne

Philosopher, Writer

Philosophical

“We do not marry for ourselves, whatever we say; we marry just as much or more for our posterity, for our family. The practice and benefit of marriage concerns our race very far beyond us.”

Race Practice Marriage

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Michel de Montaigne

Philosopher, Writer

Philosophical

“The oldest and best known evil was ever more supportable than one that was new and untried.”

Evil Known Wickedness

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Philosophical

“I have never known a greater miracle, or monster, than myself.”

Truth Miracle

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Philosophical

“A well-bred man is always sociable and complaisant.”

Men Wells

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Philosophical

“It is for little souls, that truckle under the weight of affairs, not to know how clearly to disengage themselves, and not to know how to lay them aside and take them up again.”

Soul Littles Weight

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Philosophical

“I am much afraid that we shall have very greatly hastened the decline and ruin of the New World by our contagion, and that we willhave sold it our opinions and our arts very dear.”

Art America Civilization

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Philosophical

“The finest souls are those that have the most variety and suppleness.”

Soul Finest

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Philosophical

“Off I go, rummaging about in books for sayings which please me.”

Book Please

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Philosophical

“There is no knowledge so hard to acquire as the knowledge of how to live this life well and naturally.”

Wells This Life Live Well

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Philosophical

“Age imprints more wrinkles a in the mind, than it does in the face, and souls are never, or very rarely seen, that in growing old do not smell sour and musty. Man moves all together, both towards his perfection and decay.”

Men Moving Smell

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Philosophical

“It is commonly seene by experience, that excellent memories do rather accompany weake judgements.”

Memories Judgement Excellent

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Philosophical

“If you want it to be so, history can be a waste of time; it can also be, if you want it to be so, a study bearing fruit beyond price.”

Waste Fruit Words Of Wisdom

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