"When all is summed up, a man never……" — Michel de Montaigne
"When all is summed up, a man never speaks of himself without loss; his accusations of himself are always believed; his praises never."
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Michel de Montaigne
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649 Quotes by Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne has 649 quotes on this site.
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My home...It is my retreat and resting place from wars, I try to keep this corner as a haven against…
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Whatever are the benefits of fortune, they yet require a palate fit to relish and taste them.
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We seem ambitious God's whole work to undo. ...With new diseases on ourselves we war, And with new physic, a…
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Tis so much to be a king, that he only is so by being so.
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Meditation is a rich and powerful method of study for anyone who knows how to examine his mind.
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There never were, in the world, two opinions alike, no more than two hairs, or two grains; the most universal…
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Since I would rather make of him an able man than a learned man, I would also urge that care…
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In the education of children there is nothing like alluring the interest and affection; otherwise you only make so many…
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It is the part of cowardliness, and not of virtue, to seek to squat itself in some hollow lurking hole,…
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He who fears he will suffer, already suffers from his fear.
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Who feareth to suffer suffereth already, because he feareth.
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Repentance is but a denying of our will, and an opposition of our fantasies.
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More Accusation Quotes
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In marriage there are no manners to keep up, and beneath the wildest accusations no real criticism. Each is familiar…
— Enid Bagnold
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We women continue to swallow this line that it's unladylike or even proof of being a lesbian if you wear…
— Jo Brand
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As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a false accusation when brought against…
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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When one person makes an accusation, check to be sure he himself is not the guilty one. Sometimes it is…
— Piers Anthony
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Be happy when you are blamed and accused wrongly, for then you have the chance to see all the bitter,…
— Teresa of Avila
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The accusation is always on the first page, and the retraction on page 19.
— Paul Newman
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Uselessness is a fatal accusation to bring against any act which is done for its presumed utility, but those which…
— George Santayana
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One accusation you can't throw at me is that I've always done my best.
— Alan Shearer
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Look at the weaknesses of others with compassion, not accusation. It's not what they're not doing or should be doing…
— Stephen Covey
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One of the most commonly overlooked spiritual practices is daring to be completely honest with everyone you encounter. Some may…
— Matthew Kahn
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Why would scientists dedicated to uncovering the truth about the natural world deliberately misrepresent the work of their own colleagues?…
— Naomi Oreskes
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President Bush insisted today that he was not caving in to big money contributors, big-time lobbyists, and overall industry pressure…
— Dan Rather
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