If my mind could gain a firm footing, I would not make essays, I would make decisions; but it is always in apprenticeship and on trial.
Michel de Montaigne
Mind, Decision-making, Uncertainty, Learning, Human Nature
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“God is favorable to those whom he makes to die by degrees; 'tis the only benefit of old age. The last death will be so much the less painful: it will kill but a quarter of a man or but half a one at most.” Michel de Montaigne
Aging, Death, God, Perspective, Human Condition
Michel de Montaigne Aging, Death, God, Perspective, Human Condition“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“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“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“Not only does the wind of accidents stir me according to its blowing, but I am also stirred and troubled by the instability of my attitude.” Michel de Montaigne
Change, Attitude, Instability, Self-awareness, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Change, Attitude, Instability, Self-awareness, Human Nature“There is no doubt that Greek and Latin are great and handsome ornaments, but we buy them too dear.” Michel de Montaigne
Education, Languages, Value, Critique, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Education, Languages, Value, Critique, Wisdom“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“A volunteer, you assign yourself specific roles and risks according to your judgement of their brilliance and importance, and you see when life itself may be justifiably devoted to them.” Michel de Montaigne
Volunteering, Judgment, Risk, Purpose, Life Choices
Michel de Montaigne Volunteering, Judgment, Risk, Purpose, Life Choices“To speak less of oneself than what one really is, is folly, not modesty; and to take that for current pay which is under a man's value, is pusillanimity and cowardice.” Michel de Montaigne
Self-worth, Modesty, Honesty, Courage, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Self-worth, Modesty, Honesty, Courage, Human Nature“True freedom is to have power over oneself for everything.” Michel de Montaigne
Freedom, Self-control, Power, Human Nature, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Freedom, Self-control, Power, Human Nature, Wisdom“No two men ever judged alike of the same thing, and it is impossible to find two opinions exactly similar, not only in different men but in the same men at different times.” Michel de Montaigne
Opinion, Judgment, Individuality, Change, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Opinion, Judgment, Individuality, Change, Human Nature“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“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 greater part of the world's troubles are due to questions of grammar.” Michel de Montaigne
Language, Conflict, Human Nature, Communication, Critique
Michel de Montaigne Language, Conflict, Human Nature, Communication, Critique“Long life, and short, are by death made all one; for there is no long, nor short, to things that are no more.” Michel de Montaigne
Death, Time, Perspective, Mortality, Philosophy
Michel de Montaigne Death, Time, Perspective, Mortality, Philosophy“The most profound joy has more of gravity than of gaiety in it.” Michel de Montaigne
Joy, Gravity, Emotion, Depth, Human Experience
Michel de Montaigne Joy, Gravity, Emotion, Depth, Human Experience“Taking it all in all, I find it is more trouble to watch after money than to get it.” Michel de Montaigne
Money, Wealth, Priorities, Human Nature, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Money, Wealth, Priorities, Human Nature, Wisdom“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