Judgement holds in me a magisterial seat, at least it carefully tries to. It lets my feelings go their way, both hatred and friendship, even the friendship I bear myself, without being changed and corrupted by them.
Michel de Montaigne
Judgment, Emotions, Self-awareness, Objectivity, Human Nature
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“Virtue rejects facility to be her companion. She requires a craggy, rough and thorny way.” Michel de Montaigne
Virtue, Difficulty, Character, Human Nature, Moral Growth
Michel de Montaigne Virtue, Difficulty, Character, Human Nature, Moral Growth“The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere, is to be nowhere.” Michel de Montaigne
Purpose, Life, Direction, Human Nature, Philosophy
Michel de Montaigne Purpose, Life, Direction, Human Nature, Philosophy“I do myself a greater injury in lying than I do him of whom I tell a lie.” Michel de Montaigne
Lying, Integrity, Self-harm, Morality, Honesty
Michel de Montaigne Lying, Integrity, Self-harm, Morality, Honesty“I may indeed very well happen to contradict myself; but truth, as Demades said, I do not contradict.” Michel de Montaigne
Truth, Contradiction, Self-awareness, Human Nature, Philosophy
Michel de Montaigne Truth, Contradiction, Self-awareness, Human Nature, Philosophy“The most fruitful and natural exercise for our minds is, in my opinion, conversation.” Michel de Montaigne
Conversation, Intellect, Social Interaction, Learning, Human Connection
Michel de Montaigne Conversation, Intellect, Social Interaction, Learning, Human Connection“To compose our character is our duty, not to compose books, and to win, not battles and provinces, but order and tranquility in our conduct.” Michel de Montaigne
Character, Duty, Priorities, Self-improvement, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Character, Duty, Priorities, Self-improvement, Wisdom“Desire and hope will push us on toward the future.” Michel de Montaigne
Desire, Hope, Future, Human Motivation, Progress
Michel de Montaigne Desire, Hope, Future, Human Motivation, Progress“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“Men are nothing until they are excited.” Michel de Montaigne
Motivation, Excitement, Human Nature, Potential, Passion
Michel de Montaigne Motivation, Excitement, Human Nature, Potential, Passion“The reverse side of truth has a hundred thousand shapes and no defined limits.” Michel de Montaigne
Truth, Complexity, Perspective, Knowledge, Philosophy
Michel de Montaigne Truth, Complexity, Perspective, Knowledge, Philosophy“The wise man should withdraw his soul within, out of the crowd, and keep it in freedom and power to judge things freely; but as for externals, he should wholly follow the accepted fashions and forms.” Michel de Montaigne
Wisdom, Individuality, Judgment, Society, Conformity
Michel de Montaigne Wisdom, Individuality, Judgment, Society, Conformity“I had rather fashion my mind than furnish it.” Michel de Montaigne
Education, Self-improvement, Wisdom, Intellect, Personal Growth
Michel de Montaigne Education, Self-improvement, Wisdom, Intellect, Personal Growth“The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them... Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.” Michel de Montaigne
Life, Purpose, Satisfaction, Will, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Life, Purpose, Satisfaction, Will, Wisdom“In plain truth, lying is an accursed vice. We are not men, nor have any other tie upon another, but by our word.” Michel de Montaigne
Lying, Honesty, Human Nature, Morality, Social Bonds
Michel de Montaigne Lying, Honesty, Human Nature, Morality, Social Bonds“Rejoice in the things that are present; all else is beyond thee.” Michel de Montaigne
Present Moment, Joy, Wisdom, Human Nature, Contentment
Michel de Montaigne Present Moment, Joy, Wisdom, Human Nature, Contentment“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“Judgement holds in me a magisterial seat, at least it carefully tries to. It lets my feelings go their way, both hatred and friendship, even the friendship I bear myself, without being changed and corrupted by them.” Michel de Montaigne
Judgment, Emotions, Self-awareness, Objectivity, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Judgment, Emotions, Self-awareness, Objectivity, Human Nature“Aesop, that great man, saw his master making water as he walked. "What!" he said, "Must we void ourselves as we run?" Use our time as best we may, yet a great part of it will still be idly and ill spent.” Michel de Montaigne
Time Management, Wisdom, Human Nature, Efficiency, Critique
Michel de Montaigne Time Management, Wisdom, Human Nature, Efficiency, Critique