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
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“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“We feel a kind of bittersweet pricking of malicious delight in contemplating the misfortunes of others.” Michel de Montaigne
Schadenfreude, Human Nature, Empathy, Morality, Psychology
Michel de Montaigne Schadenfreude, Human Nature, Empathy, Morality, Psychology“Happiness is a singular incentive to mediocrity.” Michel de Montaigne
Happiness, Mediocrity, Human Nature, Critique, Paradox
Michel de Montaigne Happiness, Mediocrity, Human Nature, Critique, Paradox“It should be noted that children at play are not playing about; their games should be seen as their most serious-minded activity.” Michel de Montaigne
Children, Play, Seriousness, Human Nature, Development
Michel de Montaigne Children, Play, Seriousness, Human Nature, Development“There is no more expensive thing than a free gift.” Michel de Montaigne
Gifts, Value, Paradox, Human Nature, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Gifts, Value, Paradox, Human Nature, Wisdom“Lucius Arruntius killed himself, he said, to escape both the future and the past.” Michel de Montaigne
Suicide, Time, Escape, Human Condition, Philosophy
Michel de Montaigne Suicide, Time, Escape, Human Condition, Philosophy“Diogenes was asked what wine he liked best; and he answered as I would have done when he said, "Somebody else's".” Michel de Montaigne
Humor, Desire, Human Nature, Philosophy, Wit
Michel de Montaigne Humor, Desire, Human Nature, Philosophy, Wit“T is one and the same Nature that rolls on her course, and whoever has sufficiently considered the present state of things might certainly conclude as to both the future and the past.” Michel de Montaigne
Nature, Time, Philosophy, Observation, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Nature, Time, Philosophy, Observation, Wisdom“If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love.” Michel de Montaigne
Marriage, Friendship, Love, Relationships, Human Connection
Michel de Montaigne Marriage, Friendship, Love, Relationships, Human Connection“When I express my opinions it is so as to reveal the measure of my sight not the measure of the thing.” Michel de Montaigne
Opinion, Perspective, Self-awareness, Communication, Humility
Michel de Montaigne Opinion, Perspective, Self-awareness, Communication, Humility“Laws are maintained in credit, not because they are essentially just, but because they are laws. It is the mystical foundation of their authority; they have none other.” Michel de Montaigne
Law, Authority, Justice, Society, Critique
Michel de Montaigne Law, Authority, Justice, Society, Critique“For truly it is to be noted, that children's plays 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“There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.” Michel de Montaigne
Conversation, Disagreement, Diversity, Human Nature, Intellectual Stimulation
Michel de Montaigne Conversation, Disagreement, Diversity, Human Nature, Intellectual Stimulation“Truth and reason are common to everyone, and are no more his who spake them first than his who speaks them after.” Michel de Montaigne
Truth, Reason, Universality, Wisdom, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Truth, Reason, Universality, Wisdom, Human Nature“Why do people respect the package rather than the man?” Michel de Montaigne
Appearance, Substance, Human Nature, Critique, Values
Michel de Montaigne Appearance, Substance, Human Nature, Critique, Values“I know that the arms of friendship are long enough to reach from the one end of the world to the other.” Michel de Montaigne
Friendship, Connection, Human Relationships, Universality, Love
Michel de Montaigne Friendship, Connection, Human Relationships, Universality, Love“There is no pleasure to me without communication: there is not so much as a sprightly thought comes into my mind that it does not grieve me to have produced alone, and that I have no one to tell it to.” Michel de Montaigne
Communication, Pleasure, Thoughts, Loneliness, Human Connection
Michel de Montaigne Communication, Pleasure, Thoughts, Loneliness, Human Connection“I see several animals that live so entire and perfect a life, some without sight, others without hearing: who knows whether to us also one, two, or three, or many other senses, may not be wanting?” Michel de Montaigne
Perception, Senses, Human Nature, Limitations, Philosophy
Michel de Montaigne Perception, Senses, Human Nature, Limitations, Philosophy