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
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“The soul that has no established aim loses itself.” Michel de Montaigne
Purpose, Direction, Soul, Human Nature, Life Goals
Michel de Montaigne Purpose, Direction, Soul, Human Nature, Life Goals“I have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself.” Michel de Montaigne
Self-awareness, Human Nature, Introspection, Complexity, Paradox
Michel de Montaigne Self-awareness, Human Nature, Introspection, Complexity, Paradox“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“It is not death, it is dying that alarms me.” Michel de Montaigne
Death, Fear, Human Nature, Mortality, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Death, Fear, Human Nature, Mortality, Wisdom“The study of books is a drowsy and feeble exercise which does not warm you up.” Michel de Montaigne
Reading, Learning, Action, Knowledge, Critique
Michel de Montaigne Reading, Learning, Action, Knowledge, Critique“Saying is one thing, doing another. We must consider the sermon and the preacher distinctly and apart.” Michel de Montaigne
Action, Words, Judgment, Integrity, Human Behavior
Michel de Montaigne Action, Words, Judgment, Integrity, Human Behavior“Who so hath his mind on taking, hath it no more on what he taketh.” Michel de Montaigne
Greed, Mindfulness, Possession, Human Nature, Philosophy
Michel de Montaigne Greed, Mindfulness, Possession, Human Nature, Philosophy“To philosophize is nothing else than to prepare oneself for death.” Michel de Montaigne
Philosophy, Death, Preparation, Wisdom, Life Purpose
Michel de Montaigne Philosophy, Death, Preparation, Wisdom, Life Purpose“It is an absolute and virtually divine perfection to know how to enjoy our being rightfully.” Michel de Montaigne
Enjoyment, Perfection, Self-awareness, Human Nature, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Enjoyment, Perfection, Self-awareness, Human Nature, Wisdom“There is no passion so much transports the sincerity of judgment as doth anger.” Michel de Montaigne
Anger, Judgment, Passion, Emotion, Human Behavior
Michel de Montaigne Anger, Judgment, Passion, Emotion, Human Behavior“A man has need of tough ears to hear himself fairly judged.” Michel de Montaigne
Judgment, Self-awareness, Criticism, Human Nature, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Judgment, Self-awareness, Criticism, Human Nature, Wisdom“One may be humble out of pride.” Michel de Montaigne
Humility, Pride, Paradox, Human Nature, Psychology
Michel de Montaigne Humility, Pride, Paradox, Human Nature, Psychology“To smell, though well, is to stink.” Michel de Montaigne
Perception, Senses, Paradox, Human Nature, Perspective
Michel de Montaigne Perception, Senses, Paradox, Human Nature, Perspective“No man is a hero to his own valet.” Michel de Montaigne
Heroism, Perception, Familiarity, Human Nature, Reputation
Michel de Montaigne Heroism, Perception, Familiarity, Human Nature, Reputation“I consider myself an average man, except in the fact that I consider myself an average man.” Michel de Montaigne
Self-perception, Humility, Paradox, Human Nature, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Self-perception, Humility, Paradox, Human Nature, Wisdom“We are nothing but ceremony; ceremony carries us away, and we leave the substance of things; we hang on to the branches and abandon the trunk and body.” Michel de Montaigne
Ceremony, Substance, Human Nature, Critique, Metaphor
Michel de Montaigne Ceremony, Substance, Human Nature, Critique, Metaphor“In my opinion, every rich man is a miser.” Michel de Montaigne
Wealth, Greed, Human Nature, Opinion, Critique
Michel de Montaigne Wealth, Greed, Human Nature, Opinion, Critique