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Natural Quotes by Michel de Montaigne
- .. since it was true that study, even when done properly, can only teach us what wisdom, right conduct and determination consist in, they wanted…
- Man is the sole animal whose nudities offend his own companions, and the only one who, in his natural actions, withdraws and hides himself from…
- In my opinion, the most fruitful and natural play of the mind is in conversation. I find it sweeter than any other action in life;…
- But as Nature is the best guide, teaching must be the development of natural inclinations, for which purpose the teacher must watch his pupil and…
- Traveling through the world produces a marvelous clarity in the judgment of men. We are all of us confined and enclosed within ourselves, and see…
- I want to be seen here in my simple, natural, ordinary fashion, without straining or artifice; for it is myself that I portray... I am…
- What harm cause not those huge draughts or pictures which wanton youth with chalk or coals draw in each passage, wall or stairs of our…
- Ceremony forbids us to express by words things that are lawful and natural, and we obey it; reason forbids us to do things unlawful and…
- Men do not know the natural infirmity of their mind: it does nothing but ferret and quest, and keeps incessantly whirling around, building up and…
- There is no desire more natural than the desire of knowledge. (Il n'est desir plus naturel que le desir de connaissance)
- There is indeed a certain sense of gratification when we do a good deed that gives us inward satisfaction, and a generous pride that accompanies…
- Natural inclinations are assisted and reinforced by education, but they are hardly ever altered or overcome.
- The most fruitful and natural exercise for our minds is, in my opinion, conversation.
- The least strained and most natural ways of the soul are the most beautiful; the best occupations are the least forced.
- There is no desire more natural than the desire for knowledge.
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