Age imprints more wrinkles in the mind, than it does in the face, and souls are never, or very rarely seen, that in growing old do not smell sour and musty. Man moves all together, both towards his perfection and decay.
Michel de Montaigne
Aging, Mind, Soul, Human Nature, Life Cycle
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More Michel de Montaigne Quotes
“We do not correct the man we hang; we correct others by him.” Michel de Montaigne
Punishment, Justice, Societal Lessons, Human Nature, Deterrence
Michel de Montaigne Punishment, Justice, Societal Lessons, Human Nature, Deterrence“Pride dwells in the thought; the tongue can have but a very little share in it.” Michel de Montaigne
Pride, Thought, Speech, Human Nature, Psychology
Michel de Montaigne Pride, Thought, Speech, Human Nature, Psychology“There is no greater enemy to those who would please than expectation.” Michel de Montaigne
Expectation, Pleasure, Human Nature, Relationships, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Expectation, Pleasure, Human Nature, Relationships, Wisdom“Every man bears the whole stamp of the human condition.” Michel de Montaigne
Human Condition, Universality, Individuality, Existence, Philosophy
Michel de Montaigne Human Condition, Universality, Individuality, Existence, Philosophy“Tortures are a dangerous invention, and seem to be a test of endurance rather than of truth.” Michel de Montaigne
Torture, Truth, Justice, Human Rights, Critique
Michel de Montaigne Torture, Truth, Justice, Human Rights, Critique“Fortune, seeing that she could not make fools wise, has made them lucky.” Michel de Montaigne
Fortune, Wisdom, Luck, Human Nature, Irony
Michel de Montaigne Fortune, Wisdom, Luck, Human Nature, Irony“The daughter-in-law of Pythagoras said that a woman who goes to bed with a man ought to lay aside her modesty with her skirt, and put it on again with her petticoat.” Michel de Montaigne
Modesty, Sexuality, Gender Roles, Social Norms, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Modesty, Sexuality, Gender Roles, Social Norms, Human Nature“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 his own kind.” Michel de Montaigne
Nudity, Human Nature, Shame, Animal Comparison, Social Norms
Michel de Montaigne Nudity, Human Nature, Shame, Animal Comparison, Social Norms“Nature clasps all her creatures in a universal embrace; there is not one of them which she has not plainly furnished with all means necessary to the conservation of its being.” Michel de Montaigne
Nature, Universality, Providence, Existence, Philosophy
Michel de Montaigne Nature, Universality, Providence, Existence, Philosophy“Miracles arise from our ignorance of nature, not from nature itself.” Michel de Montaigne
Miracles, Nature, Ignorance, Knowledge, Perception
Michel de Montaigne Miracles, Nature, Ignorance, Knowledge, Perception“Make your educational laws strict and your criminal ones can be gentle; but if you leave youth its liberty you will have to dig dungeons for ages.” Michel de Montaigne
Education, Law, Youth, Liberty, Consequences
Michel de Montaigne Education, Law, Youth, Liberty, Consequences“Stubborn and ardent clinging to one's opinion is the best proof of stupidity.” Michel de Montaigne
Opinion, Stubbornness, Stupidity, Wisdom, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Opinion, Stubbornness, Stupidity, Wisdom, Human Nature“No one but yourself knows whether you are cowardly and cruel, or loyal and devout; others do not see you; they surmise you by uncertain conjectures; they perceive not so much your nature as your art.” Michel de Montaigne
Self-knowledge, Perception, Judgment, Human Nature, Appearance
Michel de Montaigne Self-knowledge, Perception, Judgment, Human Nature, Appearance“We are, I know not how, double in ourselves, so that what we believe we disbelieve, and cannot rid ourselves of what we condemn.” Michel de Montaigne
Human Nature, Contradiction, Belief, Self-awareness, Psychology
Michel de Montaigne Human Nature, Contradiction, Belief, Self-awareness, Psychology“The world is all a carcass and vanity, The shadow of a shadow, a play And in one word, just nothing.” Michel de Montaigne
World, Vanity, Emptiness, Philosophy, Human Condition
Michel de Montaigne World, Vanity, Emptiness, Philosophy, Human Condition“He who does not live in some degree for others, hardly lives for himself.” Michel de Montaigne
Altruism, Life Purpose, Human Nature, Social Responsibility, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Altruism, Life Purpose, Human Nature, Social Responsibility, Wisdom“I had rather complain of ill-fortune than be ashamed of victory.” Michel de Montaigne
Fortune, Victory, Pride, Human Nature, Perspective
Michel de Montaigne Fortune, Victory, Pride, Human Nature, Perspective