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
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“My business is only to keep myself in motion, whilst motion pleases me; I only walk for the walk's sake.” Michel de Montaigne
Purpose, Pleasure, Simplicity, Human Nature, Philosophy
Michel de Montaigne Purpose, Pleasure, Simplicity, Human Nature, Philosophy“The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.” Michel de Montaigne
Self-ownership, Independence, Self-awareness, Individuality, Personal Freedom
Michel de Montaigne Self-ownership, Independence, Self-awareness, Individuality, Personal Freedom“In plain truth, lying is an accursed vice. We are not men, nor have any other tie upon another, but by our word.” Michel de Montaigne
Lying, Honesty, Human Nature, Morality, Social Bonds
Michel de Montaigne Lying, Honesty, Human Nature, Morality, Social Bonds“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“Petty vexations may at times be petty, but still they are vexations. The smallest and most inconsiderable annoyances are the most piercing. As small letters weary the eye most, so the smallest affairs disturb us most.” Michel de Montaigne
Annoyance, Perspective, Human Nature, Daily Life, Emotional Impact
Michel de Montaigne Annoyance, Perspective, Human Nature, Daily Life, Emotional Impact“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“Difficulty is a coin which the learned conjure with so as not to reveal the vanity of their studies and which human stupidity is keen to accept in payment.” Michel de Montaigne
Knowledge, Learning, Vanity, Human Nature, Intellectual Critique
Michel de Montaigne Knowledge, Learning, Vanity, Human Nature, Intellectual Critique“A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.” Michel de Montaigne
Marriage, Humor, Gender, Relationships, Critique
Michel de Montaigne Marriage, Humor, Gender, Relationships, Critique“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“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“If you press me to say why I loved him, I can say no more than because he was he, and I was I.” Michel de Montaigne
Love, Individuality, Human Connection, Emotion, Self-awareness
Michel de Montaigne Love, Individuality, Human Connection, Emotion, Self-awareness“I speak the truth not so much as I would, but as much as I dare, and I dare a little more as I grow older.” Michel de Montaigne
Truth, Courage, Age, Wisdom, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Truth, Courage, Age, Wisdom, Human Nature“There is, nevertheless, a certain respect and a general duty of humanity that ties us, not only to beasts that have life and sense, but even to trees and plants.” Michel de Montaigne
Humanity, Respect, Nature, Interconnectedness, Ethics
Michel de Montaigne Humanity, Respect, Nature, Interconnectedness, Ethics“Everyone gives the title of barbarism to everything that is not in use in his own country.” Michel de Montaigne
Cultural Relativism, Prejudice, Ethnocentrism, Perspective, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Cultural Relativism, Prejudice, Ethnocentrism, Perspective, Human Nature“Live as long as you please, you will strike nothing off the time you will have to spend dead.” Michel de Montaigne
Mortality, Life, Time, Perspective, Human Condition
Michel de Montaigne Mortality, Life, Time, Perspective, Human Condition“Judgement can do without knowledge: but not knowledge without judgement.” Michel de Montaigne
Judgment, Knowledge, Wisdom, Human Nature, Intellect
Michel de Montaigne Judgment, Knowledge, Wisdom, Human Nature, Intellect“To make judgements about great and lofty things, a soul of the same stature is needed; otherwise we ascribe to them that vice which is our own.” Michel de Montaigne
Judgment, Greatness, Perception, Human Nature, Self-awareness
Michel de Montaigne Judgment, Greatness, Perception, Human Nature, Self-awareness“I find no quality so easy for a man to counterfeit as devotion, though his life and manner are not conformable to it; the essence of it is abstruse and occult, but the appearances easy and showy.” Michel de Montaigne
Hypocrisy, Devotion, Appearance, Reality, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Hypocrisy, Devotion, Appearance, Reality, Human Nature