In true education, anything that comes to our hand is as good as a book: the prank of a page- boy, the blunder of a servant, a bit of table talk – they are all part of the curriculum.
Michel de Montaigne
Education, Learning, Everyday Life, Wisdom, Perspective
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“It is a sign of contraction of the mind when it is content, or of weariness. A spirited mind never stops within itself; it is always aspiring and going beyond its strength.” Michel de Montaigne
Ambition, Contentment, Mind, Human Nature, Growth
Michel de Montaigne Ambition, Contentment, Mind, Human Nature, Growth“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“If faces were not alike, we could not distinguish men from beasts; if they were not different, we could not tell one man from another.” Michel de Montaigne
Individuality, Similarity, Identity, Human Nature, Perception
Michel de Montaigne Individuality, Similarity, Identity, Human Nature, Perception“We do not correct the man we hang; we correct others by him.” Michel de Montaigne
Punishment, Justice, Societal Lessons, Human Nature, Deterrence
Michel de Montaigne Punishment, Justice, Societal Lessons, Human Nature, Deterrence“If I were of the trade, I should naturalize art as much as they "artialize" nature.” Michel de Montaigne
Art, Nature, Creativity, Perspective, Human Intervention
Michel de Montaigne Art, Nature, Creativity, Perspective, Human Intervention“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“The confidence in another man's virtue is no light evidence of a man's own, and God willingly favors such a confidence.” Michel de Montaigne
Virtue, Confidence, Trust, Human Nature, Faith
Michel de Montaigne Virtue, Confidence, Trust, Human Nature, Faith“How many valiant men we have seen to survive their own reputation!” Michel de Montaigne
Reputation, Valor, Time, Human Nature, Legacy
Michel de Montaigne Reputation, Valor, Time, Human Nature, Legacy“I seek in the reading of books, only to please myself, by an honest diversion.” Michel de Montaigne
Reading, Pleasure, Honesty, Leisure, Self-indulgence
Michel de Montaigne Reading, Pleasure, Honesty, Leisure, Self-indulgence“We cannot fail in following nature.” Michel de Montaigne
Nature, Guidance, Wisdom, Human Condition, Philosophy
Michel de Montaigne Nature, Guidance, Wisdom, Human Condition, Philosophy“It is a disaster that wisdom forbids you to be satisfied with yourself and always sends you away dissatisfied and fearful, whereas stubbornness and foolhardiness fill their hosts with joy and assurance.” Michel de Montaigne
Wisdom, Satisfaction, Fear, Stubbornness, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Wisdom, Satisfaction, Fear, Stubbornness, Human Nature“There is perhaps no more obvious vanity than to write of it so vainly.” Michel de Montaigne
Vanity, Writing, Self-awareness, Irony, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Vanity, Writing, Self-awareness, Irony, Human Nature“No wind serves him who addresses his voyage to no certain port.” Michel de Montaigne
Purpose, Direction, Goals, Life Journey, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Purpose, Direction, Goals, Life Journey, Wisdom“I am afraid that our eyes are bigger than our stomachs, and that we have more curiosity than understanding. We grasp at everything, but catch nothing except wind.” Michel de Montaigne
Curiosity, Understanding, Human Nature, Ambition, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Curiosity, Understanding, Human Nature, Ambition, Wisdom“Marriage, a market which has nothing free but the entrance.” Michel de Montaigne
Marriage, Freedom, Human Relationships, Critique, Metaphor
Michel de Montaigne Marriage, Freedom, Human Relationships, Critique, Metaphor“The ceaseless labour of your life is to build the house of death.” Michel de Montaigne
Life, Death, Purpose, Human Condition, Metaphor
Michel de Montaigne Life, Death, Purpose, Human Condition, Metaphor“Natural inclinations are assisted and reinforced by education, but they are hardly ever altered or overcome.” Michel de Montaigne
Nature, Nurture, Education, Personality, Human Development
Michel de Montaigne Nature, Nurture, Education, Personality, Human Development“I seek in books only to give myself pleasure by honest amusement; or if I study, I seek only the learning that treats of the knowledge of myself and instructs me in how to die well and live well.” Michel de Montaigne
Reading, Pleasure, Self-knowledge, Wisdom, Life And Death
Michel de Montaigne Reading, Pleasure, Self-knowledge, Wisdom, Life And Death