Marriage, a market which has nothing free but the entrance.
Michel de Montaigne
Marriage, Freedom, Human Relationships, Critique, Metaphor
Michel de Montaigne’s Quotes On Topics
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More Michel de Montaigne Quotes
“Judgement can do without knowledge: but not knowledge without judgement.” Michel de Montaigne
Judgment, Knowledge, Wisdom, Human Nature, Intellect
Michel de Montaigne Judgment, Knowledge, Wisdom, Human Nature, Intellect“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“We trouble our life by thoughts about death, and our death by thoughts about life.” Michel de Montaigne
Life, Death, Anxiety, Human Nature, Philosophy
Michel de Montaigne Life, Death, Anxiety, Human Nature, Philosophy“The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.” Michel de Montaigne
Self-ownership, Independence, Self-awareness, Individuality, Personal Freedom
Michel de Montaigne Self-ownership, Independence, Self-awareness, Individuality, Personal Freedom“Lying is a terrible vice, it testifies that one despises God, but fears men.” Michel de Montaigne
Lying, Morality, Fear, Religion, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Lying, Morality, Fear, Religion, Human Nature“The world is but a school of inquisition; it is not who shall enter the ring, but who shall run the best courses.” Michel de Montaigne
Life, Competition, Learning, Achievement, Human Experience
Michel de Montaigne Life, Competition, Learning, Achievement, Human Experience“Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out.” Michel de Montaigne
Marriage, Freedom, Relationships, Human Nature, Irony
Michel de Montaigne Marriage, Freedom, Relationships, Human Nature, Irony“Lay a beam between these two towers of such width as we need to walk on: there is no philosophical wisdom of such great firmness that it can give us courage to walk on it as we should if it were on the ground.” Michel de Montaigne
Courage, Wisdom, Human Nature, Fear, Perspective
Michel de Montaigne Courage, Wisdom, Human Nature, Fear, Perspective“There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.” Michel de Montaigne
Defeat, Triumph, Perspective, Adversity, Human Experience
Michel de Montaigne Defeat, Triumph, Perspective, Adversity, Human Experience“A man should not so much respect what he eats, as with whom he eats.” Michel de Montaigne
Companionship, Food, Social Interaction, Priorities, Human Connection
Michel de Montaigne Companionship, Food, Social Interaction, Priorities, Human Connection“No-one is exempt from speaking nonsense – the only misfortune is to do it solemnly.” Michel de Montaigne
Foolishness, Speech, Humor, Human Nature, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Foolishness, Speech, Humor, Human Nature, Wisdom“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“There is some shadow of delight and delicacy which smiles upon and flatters us even in the very lap of melancholy.” Michel de Montaigne
Melancholy, Joy, Human Emotion, Duality, Emotional Complexity
Michel de Montaigne Melancholy, Joy, Human Emotion, Duality, Emotional Complexity“Let every foot have its own shoe.” Michel de Montaigne
Individuality, Fit, Human Nature, Wisdom, Metaphor
Michel de Montaigne Individuality, Fit, Human Nature, Wisdom, Metaphor“Off I go, rummaging about in books for sayings which please me.” Michel de Montaigne
Reading, Pleasure, Wisdom, Learning, Self-education
Michel de Montaigne Reading, Pleasure, Wisdom, Learning, Self-education“Every man carries the entire form of human condition.” Michel de Montaigne
Human Condition, Universality, Individuality, Philosophy, Existence
Michel de Montaigne Human Condition, Universality, Individuality, Philosophy, Existence“I do not teach. I relate.” Michel de Montaigne
Teaching, Storytelling, Communication, Wisdom, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Teaching, Storytelling, Communication, Wisdom, Human Nature“To distract myself from tiresome thoughts, I have only to resort to books; they easily draw my mind to themselves and away from other things.” Michel de Montaigne
Books, Distraction, Mental Health, Reading, Solace
Michel de Montaigne Books, Distraction, Mental Health, Reading, Solace