Every man carries the entire form of human condition.
Michel de Montaigne
Human Condition, Universality, Individuality, Philosophy, Existence
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“Oh these foolish men! They could not create so much as a worm, but they create gods by the dozens.” Michel de Montaigne
Religion, Human Nature, Creation, Hubris, Critique
Michel de Montaigne Religion, Human Nature, Creation, Hubris, 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“It is a sign of contraction of the mind when it is content, or of weariness. A spirited mind never stops within itself; it is always aspiring and going beyond its strength.” Michel de Montaigne
Ambition, Contentment, Mind, Human Nature, Growth
Michel de Montaigne Ambition, Contentment, Mind, Human Nature, Growth“Wonder is the foundation of all philosophy, inquiry the progress, ignorance the end.” Michel de Montaigne
Philosophy, Wonder, Inquiry, Ignorance, Knowledge
Michel de Montaigne Philosophy, Wonder, Inquiry, Ignorance, Knowledge“No man is exempt from saying silly things; the mischief is to say them deliberately.” Michel de Montaigne
Foolishness, Speech, Intention, Human Nature, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Foolishness, Speech, Intention, Human Nature, Wisdom“I do not speak the minds of others except to speak my own mind better.” Michel de Montaigne
Self-expression, Communication, Individuality, Wisdom, Honesty
Michel de Montaigne Self-expression, Communication, Individuality, Wisdom, Honesty“He that had never seen a river imagined the first he met to be the sea; and the greatest things that have fallen within our knowledge we conclude the extremes that nature makes of the kind.” Michel de Montaigne
Perspective, Knowledge, Experience, Nature, Human Perception
Michel de Montaigne Perspective, Knowledge, Experience, Nature, Human Perception“If you don't know how to die, don't worry; Nature will tell you what to do on the spot, fully and adequately. She will do this job perfectly for you; don't bother your head about it.” Michel de Montaigne
Death, Nature, Wisdom, Human Condition, Acceptance
Michel de Montaigne Death, Nature, Wisdom, Human Condition, Acceptance“The most universal quality is diversity.” Michel de Montaigne
Diversity, Universality, Human Nature, Perspective, Philosophical Insight
Michel de Montaigne Diversity, Universality, Human Nature, Perspective, Philosophical Insight“Children's playthings are not sports and should be deemed as their most serious actions.” Michel de Montaigne
Childhood, Play, Seriousness, Human Nature, Perspective
Michel de Montaigne Childhood, Play, Seriousness, Human Nature, Perspective“My reason is not framed to bend or stoop: my knees are.” Michel de Montaigne
Reason, Flexibility, Pride, Human Nature, Metaphor
Michel de Montaigne Reason, Flexibility, Pride, Human Nature, Metaphor“The first distinction among men, and the first consideration that gave one precedence over another, was doubtless the advantage of beauty.” Michel de Montaigne
Beauty, Human Nature, Social Hierarchy, Perception, Superficiality
Michel de Montaigne Beauty, Human Nature, Social Hierarchy, Perception, Superficiality“Who is it that does not voluntarily exchange his health, his repose, and his very life for reputation and glory? The most useless, frivolous, and false coin that passes current among us.” Michel de Montaigne
Reputation, Glory, Values, Critique, Human Folly
Michel de Montaigne Reputation, Glory, Values, Critique, Human Folly“Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.” Michel de Montaigne
Self-care, Relationships, Balance, Wisdom, Individuality
Michel de Montaigne Self-care, Relationships, Balance, Wisdom, Individuality“Make use of life while you have it. Whether you have lived enough depends upon yourself, not on the number of your years.” Michel de Montaigne
Life, Time, Purpose, Self-determination, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Life, Time, Purpose, Self-determination, Wisdom“My errors are by now natural and incorrigible; but the good that worthy men do the public by making themselves imitable, I shall perhaps do by making myself evitable.” Michel de Montaigne
Self-awareness, Influence, Human Nature, Society, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Self-awareness, Influence, Human Nature, Society, Wisdom“All permanent decisions are made in a temporary state of mind.” Michel de Montaigne
Decision-making, Impermanence, Human Nature, Wisdom, Psychology
Michel de Montaigne Decision-making, Impermanence, Human Nature, Wisdom, Psychology