I say that male and female are cast in the same mold; except for education and habits, the difference is not great.
Michel de Montaigne
Gender, Equality, Education, Human Nature, Social Construct
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Complexity | Self-awareness | Self-loathing | Memory | Superficiality | Mediocrity | Greatness | Pain | Energy | Human Psychology | Legacy | Temperance | Mental Health | Family Dynamics | Intellect | God | Realism | Anticipation | Ambition | Intellectual Humility | More
More Michel de Montaigne Quotes
“The world is all a carcass and vanity, The shadow of a shadow, a play And in one word, just nothing.” Michel de Montaigne
World, Vanity, Emptiness, Philosophy, Human Condition
Michel de Montaigne World, Vanity, Emptiness, Philosophy, Human Condition“The lack of wealth is easily repaired but the poverty of the soul is irreplaceable.” Michel de Montaigne
Wealth, Soul, Spiritual Poverty, Values, Human Condition
Michel de Montaigne Wealth, Soul, Spiritual Poverty, Values, Human Condition“To die is not to play a part in society; it is the act of a single person. Let us live and laugh among our friends; let us die and sulk among strangers.” Michel de Montaigne
Death, Individuality, Friendship, Society, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Death, Individuality, Friendship, Society, Human Nature“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“Seeing that the Senses cannot decide our dispute, being themselves full of uncertainty, we must have recourse to Reason; there is no reason but must be built upon another reason: so here we are retreating backwards to infinity.” Michel de Montaigne
Reason, Senses, Knowledge, Philosophy, Uncertainty
Michel de Montaigne Reason, Senses, Knowledge, Philosophy, Uncertainty“A speech belongs half to the speaker and half to the listener.” Michel de Montaigne
Communication, Understanding, Responsibility, Human Interaction, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Communication, Understanding, Responsibility, Human Interaction, Wisdom“Writing does not cause misery. It is born of misery.” Michel de Montaigne
Writing, Misery, Creativity, Expression, Human Experience
Michel de Montaigne Writing, Misery, Creativity, Expression, Human Experience“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“The strength of any plan depends on the time. Circumstances and things eternally shift and change.” Michel de Montaigne
Planning, Time, Change, Adaptability, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Planning, Time, Change, Adaptability, Wisdom“We find our energies are actually cramped when we are overanxious to succeed.” Michel de Montaigne
Anxiety, Success, Energy, Human Nature, Psychology
Michel de Montaigne Anxiety, Success, Energy, Human Nature, Psychology“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“It is a rare life that remains orderly even in private.” Michel de Montaigne
Order, Privacy, Human Nature, Consistency, Character
Michel de Montaigne Order, Privacy, Human Nature, Consistency, Character“Wherever your life ends, it is all there. The utility of living consists not in the length of days, but in the use of time; a man may have lived long, and yet lived but a little. Make use of time while it is present with you. It depends upon your will, and not upon the number of days, to have a sufficient length of life.” Michel de Montaigne
Life, Time, Purpose, Mortality, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Life, Time, Purpose, Mortality, Wisdom“Silence and modesty are very valuable qualities in conversation.” Michel de Montaigne
Conversation, Silence, Modesty, Communication, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Conversation, Silence, Modesty, Communication, Wisdom“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“Though we may be learned by another's knowledge, we can never be wise but by our own experience.” Michel de Montaigne
Wisdom, Experience, Knowledge, Learning, Personal Growth
Michel de Montaigne Wisdom, Experience, Knowledge, Learning, Personal Growth