Michel de Montaigne Quotes

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Michel de Montaigne Quotes

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Michel de Montaigne

Philosopher, Writer

Philosophical

“He that had never seen a river imagined the first he met to be the sea; and the greatest things that have fallen within our knowledge we conclude the extremes that nature makes of the kind.”

Firsts Sea Rivers

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Michel de Montaigne

Philosopher, Writer

Funny

“[Marriage] happens as with cages: the birds without despair to get in, and those within despair of getting out.”

Marriage Bird Despair

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Confident

“Unless a man feels he has a good enough memory, he should never venture to lie.”

Men Lying

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Philosophical

“When we have got it, we want something else.”

Want Satisfaction

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Confident

“The confidence in another man's virtue is no light evidence of a man's own, and God willingly favors such a confidence.”

Men God Confidence

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Calm

“Books are pleasant, but if by being over-studious we impair our health and spoil our good humour, two of the best things we have, let us give it over. I, for my part, am one of those who think no fruit derived from them can recompense so great a loss.”

Book Loss Health

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Philosophical

“I honor most those to whom I show least honor; and where my soul moves with great alacrity, I forget the proper steps of ceremony.”

Self Moving Soul

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Philosophical

“Were I to live my life over again, I should live it just as I have done. I neither complain of the past, nor do I fear the future.”

Life Past Complaining

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Philosophical

“Whenever a new finding is reported to the world people say - It is probably not true. Later on, when the reliability of a new finding has been fully confirmed, people say - OK, it may be true but it has no real significance. At last, when even the significance of the finding is obvious to everybody, people say - Well, it might have some significance, but the idea is not new.”

People Real Ideas

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Love

“I love a gay and sociable wisdom, and shun harshness and austerity in behaviour, holding every surly countenance suspect.”

Wisdom Gay Behaviour

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Philosophical

“It is setting a high value upon our opinions to roast men and women alive on account of them.”

Men Alive Opinion

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Philosophical

“We are never present with, but always beyond ourselves; fear, desire, hope, still push us on toward the future.”

Desire Optimism Pessimism

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