Michel de Montaigne Philosopher, Writer Philosophical “Those who have compared our life to a dream were right... we were sleeping wake, and waking sleep.” Life Dream Sleep ♥ 9
Michel de Montaigne Philosopher, Writer Philosophical “.. since it was true that study, even when done properly, can only teach us what wisdom, right conduct and determination consist in, they wanted to put their children directly in touch with actual cases, teaching them not by hearsay but by actively assaying them, vigorously molding and forming them not merely by word and precept but chiefly by deeds and examples, so that wisdom should not be something which the soul knows but the soul's very essence and temperament, not something acquired but a natural property.” Children Determination Educational ♥ 9
Happy “Philosophical discussions habitually make men happy and joyful not frowning and sad.” Men Philosophical ♥ 9
Philosophical “A straight oar looks bent in the water. It matters not merely that we see a thing, but how we see it.” Looks Water What Matters ♥ 9
Lonely “A person is bound to lose when he talks about himself; if he belittles himself, he is believed; if he praises himself, he isn't believed.” Praise Bragging Belittle ♥ 9
Philosophical “We took advantage of [the Indians'] ignorance and inexperience to incline them the more easily toward treachery, lewdness, avarice, and every sort of inhumanity and cruelty, after the example and pattern of our ways.” America Ignorance Inexperience ♥ 9
Grateful “The receipts of cookery are swelled to a volume, but a good stomach excels them all; to which nothing contributes more than industry and temperance.” Stomach Volume Temperance ♥ 9
Grateful “The art of dining well is no slight art, the pleasure not a slight pleasure; neither the greatest captains nor the greatest philosophers have disdained the use or science of eating well.” Art Food Cooking ♥ 9
Wise “Though we may be learned by another's knowledge, we can never be wise but by our own experience.” May Wise Being Wise ♥ 8