My appetite comes to me while eating.
Michel de Montaigne
Appetite, Action, Human Nature, Experience, Desire
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“There is as much difference between us and ourselves as there is between us and others.” Michel de Montaigne
Self-perception, Change, Human Nature, Identity, Psychology
Michel de Montaigne Self-perception, Change, Human Nature, Identity, Psychology“We are nothing but ceremony; ceremony carries us away, and we leave the substance of things; we hang on to the branches and abandon the trunk and body.” Michel de Montaigne
Ceremony, Substance, Human Nature, Critique, Metaphor
Michel de Montaigne Ceremony, Substance, Human Nature, Critique, Metaphor“I speak the truth not so much as I would, but as much as I dare, and I dare a little more as I grow older.” Michel de Montaigne
Truth, Courage, Age, Wisdom, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Truth, Courage, Age, Wisdom, Human Nature“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“We do not know where death awaits us: so let us wait for it everywhere. To practice death is to practice freedom. A man who has learned how to die has unlearned how to be a slave.” Michel de Montaigne
Death, Freedom, Philosophy, Wisdom, Human Condition
Michel de Montaigne Death, Freedom, Philosophy, Wisdom, Human Condition“We judge a horse not only by its pace on a racecourse, but also by its walk, nay, when resting in its stable.” Michel de Montaigne
Judgment, Character, Perception, Holistic View, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Judgment, Character, Perception, Holistic View, Human Nature“The finest souls are those that have the most variety and suppleness.” Michel de Montaigne
Character, Adaptability, Human Nature, Wisdom, Excellence
Michel de Montaigne Character, Adaptability, Human Nature, Wisdom, Excellence“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“A strong imagination begetteth opportunity.” Michel de Montaigne
Imagination, Opportunity, Creativity, Human Potential, Mindset
Michel de Montaigne Imagination, Opportunity, Creativity, Human Potential, Mindset“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“Examples teach us that in military affairs, and all others of a like nature, study is apt to enervate and relax the courage of man, rather than to give strength and energy to the mind.” Michel de Montaigne
Military, Study, Courage, Human Nature, Paradox
Michel de Montaigne Military, Study, Courage, Human Nature, 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“All I say is by way of discourse, and nothing by way of advice. I should not speak so boldly if it were my due to be believed.” Michel de Montaigne
Discourse, Advice, Humility, Communication, Self-awareness
Michel de Montaigne Discourse, Advice, Humility, Communication, Self-awareness“Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.” Michel de Montaigne
Valor, Courage, Strength, Character, Human Spirit
Michel de Montaigne Valor, Courage, Strength, Character, Human Spirit“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“Travelling through the world produces a marvellous clarity in the judgment of men. We are all of us confined and enclosed within ourselves, and see no farther than the end of our nose.” Michel de Montaigne
Travel, Judgment, Perspective, Human Nature, Self-awareness
Michel de Montaigne Travel, Judgment, Perspective, Human Nature, Self-awareness“There is no passion so much transports the sincerity of judgment as doth anger.” Michel de Montaigne
Anger, Judgment, Passion, Emotion, Human Behavior
Michel de Montaigne Anger, Judgment, Passion, Emotion, Human Behavior“I quote others only in order the better to express myself.” Michel de Montaigne
Quotation, Self-expression, Communication, Wisdom, Learning
Michel de Montaigne Quotation, Self-expression, Communication, Wisdom, Learning