Michel de Montaigne Quotes

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Michel de Montaigne Quotes

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Michel de Montaigne

Philosopher, Writer

Creative

“In my opinion, the most fruitful and natural play of the mind is conversation. I find it sweeter than any other action in life; and if I were forced to choose, I think I would rather lose my sight than my hearing and voice. The study of books is a drowsy and feeble exercise which does not warm you up.”

Book War Exercise

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Michel de Montaigne

Philosopher, Writer

Anxious

“The thing in the world I am most afraid of is fear, and with good reason; that passion alone, in the trouble of it, exceeding all other accidents”

World Passion Fear

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Calm

“I neither complain of the past, nor do I fear the future.”

Past Future

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Spiritual

“Other people do not see you at all, but guess at you by uncertain conjectures.”

People Uncertain

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Calm

“If others surpass you in knowledge, in charm, in strength, in fortune, you have other causes to blame for it; but if you yield tothem in stoutness of heart you have only yourself to blame.”

Heart Self Yield

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Melancholic

“It is only certain that there is nothing certain, and that nothing is more miserable or more proud than man.”

Men Science Proud

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Thoughtful

“We need to interpret interpretations more than to interpret things.”

Needs Interpretation

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Confident

“I would rather be an expert on me than on Cicero”

Experts

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Philosophical

“Now, since everything else is furnished with the exact amount of needle and thread required to maintain its being, it is in truth incredible that we alone should be brought into the world in a defective and indigent state, in a state such that we cannot maintain ourselves without external aid.”

World Incredibles Aids

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Creative

“Courtesy is a science of the highest importance. It is...opening a door that we may derive instruction from the example of others, and at the same time enabling us to benefit them by our example, if there be anything in our character worthy of imitation.”

Character Doors Example

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Philosophical

“I quote others in order to better express myself.”

Order Quotations

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Love

“Friendship is the highest degree of perfection in society.”

Friendship Perfection

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