Dreams are faithful interpreters of our inclinations; but there is art required to sort and understand them.
Michel de Montaigne
Dreams, Interpretation, Self-awareness, Psychology, Human Nature
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“There is perhaps no more obvious vanity than to write of it so vainly.” Michel de Montaigne
Vanity, Writing, Self-awareness, Irony, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Vanity, Writing, Self-awareness, Irony, Human Nature“Plenty and indigence depend upon the opinion every one has of them; and riches, like glory of health, have no more beauty or pleasure than their possessor is pleaded to lend them.” Michel de Montaigne
Wealth, Perception, Subjectivity, Human Nature, Happiness
Michel de Montaigne Wealth, Perception, Subjectivity, Human Nature, Happiness“It is fear that I stand most in fear of, in sharpness it exceeds every other feeling.” Michel de Montaigne
Fear, Emotion, Human Nature, Psychology, Self-awareness
Michel de Montaigne Fear, Emotion, Human Nature, Psychology, Self-awareness“Any person of honor chooses rather to lose his honor than to lose his conscience.” Michel de Montaigne
Honor, Conscience, Morality, Choice, Integrity
Michel de Montaigne Honor, Conscience, Morality, Choice, Integrity“We are Christians by the same title as we are natives of Perigord or Germany.” Michel de Montaigne
Religion, Nationality, Identity, Human Nature, Cultural Influence
Michel de Montaigne Religion, Nationality, Identity, Human Nature, Cultural Influence“A man should ever be ready booted to take his journey.” Michel de Montaigne
Readiness, Journey, Life, Preparedness, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Readiness, Journey, Life, Preparedness, Wisdom“Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.” Michel de Montaigne
Valor, Courage, Strength, Character, Human Spirit
Michel de Montaigne Valor, Courage, Strength, Character, Human Spirit“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
Michel de Montaigne Decency, Public Behavior, Privacy, Social Norms, Morality“The public weal requires that men should betray, and lie, and massacre.” Michel de Montaigne
Politics, Morality, Society, Human Nature, Critique
Michel de Montaigne Politics, Morality, Society, Human Nature, Critique“To say less of yourself than is true is stupidity, not modesty. To pay yourself less than you are worth is cowardice and pusillanimity.” Michel de Montaigne
Self-worth, Honesty, Modesty, Courage, Integrity
Michel de Montaigne Self-worth, Honesty, Modesty, Courage, Integrity“Lay a beam between these two towers of such width as we need to walk on: there is no philosophical wisdom of such great firmness that it can give us courage to walk on it as we should if it were on the ground.” Michel de Montaigne
Courage, Wisdom, Human Nature, Fear, Perspective
Michel de Montaigne Courage, Wisdom, Human Nature, Fear, Perspective“We trouble our life by thoughts about death, and our death by thoughts about life.” Michel de Montaigne
Life, Death, Anxiety, Human Nature, Philosophy
Michel de Montaigne Life, Death, Anxiety, Human Nature, Philosophy“I know well what I am fleeing from but not what I am in search of.” Michel de Montaigne
Self-awareness, Purpose, Uncertainty, Life Journey, Human Condition
Michel de Montaigne Self-awareness, Purpose, Uncertainty, Life Journey, Human Condition“Thus we should beware of clinging to vulgar opinions, and judge things by reason's way, not by popular say.” Michel de Montaigne
Judgment, Reason, Popular Opinion, Critical Thinking, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Judgment, Reason, Popular Opinion, Critical Thinking, Wisdom“A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.” Michel de Montaigne
Wisdom, Self-possession, Inner Wealth, Philosophy, Resilience
Michel de Montaigne Wisdom, Self-possession, Inner Wealth, Philosophy, Resilience“All passions that suffer themselves to be relished and digested are but moderate.” Michel de Montaigne
Passion, Moderation, Human Nature, Emotion, Self-control
Michel de Montaigne Passion, Moderation, Human Nature, Emotion, Self-control“Only the fools are certain and assured.” Michel de Montaigne
Certainty, Foolishness, Wisdom, Doubt, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Certainty, Foolishness, Wisdom, Doubt, Human Nature“Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of soul, impossible.” Michel de Montaigne
Poverty, Materialism, Spirituality, Human Nature, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Poverty, Materialism, Spirituality, Human Nature, Wisdom