Words of wisdom Quotes by Michel de Montaigne

10 Words of wisdom quotes by Michel de Montaigne

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Montaigne’s essays are famous for their honesty, and this short set of ten quotes distills his reflective style. Expect a blend of personal honesty and philosophical curiosity that nudges you toward deeper self‑understanding.

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Life itself is neither a good nor an evil: life is where good or evil find a place, depending on how you…

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Philosophical discussions habitually make men happy and joyful not frowning and sad.

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If you want it to be so, history can be a waste of time; it can also be, if you want it…

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Since philosophy is the art which teaches us how to live, and since children need to learn it as much as we…

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Teach him a certain refinement in sorting out and selecting his arguments, with an affection for relevance and so for brevity. Above…

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In his commerce with men I mean him to include- and that principally- those who live only in the memory of books.…

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'As a man who knows how to make his education into a rule of life not a means of showing off; who…

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Learning is a good medicine: but no medicine is powerful enough to preserve itself from taint and corruption independently of defects in…

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As for our pupils talk, let his virtue and his sense of right and wrong shine through it and have no guide…

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Their pupils and their little charges are not nourished and fed by what they learn: the learning is passed from hand to…

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No man is exempt from saying silly things; the mischief is to say them deliberately.

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Every one rushes elsewhere and into the future, because no one wants to face one's own inner self.

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Beauty is the true prerogative of women, and so peculiarly their own, that our sex, though naturally requiring another sort of feature, is never…

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Fie on the eloquence that leaves us craving itself, not things!

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The plainest sign of wisdom is a continual cheerfulness: her state is like that of things in the regions above the moon, always clear…

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The corruption of the age is made up by the particular contribution of every individual man; some contribute treachery, others injustice, atheism, tyranny, avarice,…

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