Decency, not to dare to do that in public which it is decent enough to do in private.
Michel de Montaigne
Decency, Public Behavior, Privacy, Social Norms, Morality
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“From Obedience and submission comes all our virtues, and all sin is comes from self-opinion.” Michel de Montaigne
Virtue, Obedience, Sin, Self-opinion, Morality
Michel de Montaigne Virtue, Obedience, Sin, Self-opinion, Morality“Every one rushes elsewhere and into the future, because no one wants to face one's own inner self.” Michel de Montaigne
Self-reflection, Escapism, Future, Human Nature, Avoidance
Michel de Montaigne Self-reflection, Escapism, Future, Human Nature, Avoidance“In the education of children there is nothing like alluring the interest and affection; otherwise you only make so many asses laden with books.” Michel de Montaigne
Education, Interest, Affection, Learning, Critique
Michel de Montaigne Education, Interest, Affection, Learning, Critique“The religion of my doctor or my lawyer cannot matter. That consideration has nothing in common with the functions of the friendship they owe me.” Michel de Montaigne
Religion, Profession, Friendship, Tolerance, Human Relationships
Michel de Montaigne Religion, Profession, Friendship, Tolerance, Human Relationships“I write to keep from going mad from the contradictions I find among mankind – and to work some of those contradictions out for myself.” Michel de Montaigne
Writing, Sanity, Contradictions, Human Nature, Self-reflection
Michel de Montaigne Writing, Sanity, Contradictions, Human Nature, Self-reflection“Our zeal works wonders, whenever it supports our inclination toward hatred, cruelty, ambition.” Michel de Montaigne
Motivation, Human Nature, Negative Traits, Self-awareness, Psychology
Michel de Montaigne Motivation, Human Nature, Negative Traits, Self-awareness, Psychology“Valor is strength, not of legs and arms, but of heart and soul; it consists not in the worth of our horse or our weapons, but in our own.” Michel de Montaigne
Valor, Strength, Character, Human Nature, Inner Qualities
Michel de Montaigne Valor, Strength, Character, Human Nature, Inner Qualities“Nothing fixes a thing so intensely in the memory as the wish to forget it.” Michel de Montaigne
Memory, Forgetting, Human Nature, Psychology, Paradox
Michel de Montaigne Memory, Forgetting, Human Nature, Psychology, Paradox“Greatness of soul consists not so much in soaring high and in pressing forward, as in knowing how to adapt and limit oneself.” Michel de Montaigne
Greatness, Adaptation, Self-limitation, Wisdom, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Greatness, Adaptation, Self-limitation, Wisdom, Human Nature“Whatever can be done another day can be done today.” Michel de Montaigne
Procrastination, Action, Time Management, Motivation, Productivity
Michel de Montaigne Procrastination, Action, Time Management, Motivation, Productivity“Seneca's virtue shows forth so live and vigorous in his writings, and the defense is so clear there against some of these imputations, as that of his wealth and excessive spending, that I would not believe any testimony to the contrary.” Michel de Montaigne
Virtue, Writing, Reputation, Judgment, Skepticism
Michel de Montaigne Virtue, Writing, Reputation, Judgment, Skepticism“Kings and philosophers defecate, and so do ladies.” Michel de Montaigne
Equality, Human Nature, Humility, Physicality, Perspective
Michel de Montaigne Equality, Human Nature, Humility, Physicality, Perspective“Others form man; I tell of him, and portray a particular one, very ill-formed, whom I should really make very different from what he is if I had to fashion him over again. But now it is done.” Michel de Montaigne
Humanity, Individuality, Self-reflection, Imperfection, Acceptance
Michel de Montaigne Humanity, Individuality, Self-reflection, Imperfection, Acceptance“Without doubt, it is a delightful harmony when doing and saying go together.” Michel de Montaigne
Harmony, Action, Words, Integrity, Consistency
Michel de Montaigne Harmony, Action, Words, Integrity, Consistency“The thing I fear most is fear.” Michel de Montaigne
Fear, Human Nature, Self-awareness, Psychology, Courage
Michel de Montaigne Fear, Human Nature, Self-awareness, Psychology, Courage“Neither good nor ill is done to us by Fortune: she merely offers us the matter and the seeds: our soul, more powerful than she is, can mould it or sow them as she pleases, being the only cause and mistress of our happy state or our unhappiness.” Michel de Montaigne
Fortune, Free Will, Happiness, Soul, Personal Responsibility
Michel de Montaigne Fortune, Free Will, Happiness, Soul, Personal Responsibility“Examples teach us that in military affairs, and all others of a like nature, study is apt to enervate and relax the courage of man, rather than to give strength and energy to the mind.” Michel de Montaigne
Military, Study, Courage, Human Nature, Paradox
Michel de Montaigne Military, Study, Courage, Human Nature, Paradox“Knowledge is an excellent drug; but no drug has virtue enough to preserve itself from corruption and decay, if the vessel be tainted and impure wherein it is put to keep.” Michel de Montaigne
Knowledge, Corruption, Wisdom, Human Nature, Metaphor
Michel de Montaigne Knowledge, Corruption, Wisdom, Human Nature, Metaphor