Michel de Montaigne’s Quotes On Topics
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“The only good histories are those written by those who had command in the events they describe.”
Michel de Montaigne
History, Perspective, Authority, Writing, Knowledge
Michel de Montaigne History, Perspective, Authority, Writing, Knowledge“Cowardice is the mother of cruelty.” Michel de Montaigne
Cowardice, Cruelty, Human Nature, Psychology, Morality
Michel de Montaigne Cowardice, Cruelty, Human Nature, Psychology, Morality“Others form man; I tell of him, and portray a particular one, very ill-formed, whom I should really make very different from what he is if I had to fashion him over again. But now it is done.” Michel de Montaigne
Humanity, Individuality, Self-reflection, Imperfection, Acceptance
Michel de Montaigne Humanity, Individuality, Self-reflection, Imperfection, Acceptance“There never were, in the world, two opinions alike, no more than two hairs, or two grains; the most universal quality is diversity.” Michel de Montaigne
Diversity, Opinion, Individuality, Human Nature, Universality
Michel de Montaigne Diversity, Opinion, Individuality, Human Nature, Universality“He who fears he shall suffer, already suffers what he fears.” Michel de Montaigne
Fear, Suffering, Anticipation, Psychology, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Fear, Suffering, Anticipation, Psychology, Human Nature“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“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 world is but a perpetual see-saw.” Michel de Montaigne
World, Change, Balance, Human Condition, Metaphor
Michel de Montaigne World, Change, Balance, Human Condition, Metaphor“Man in sooth is a marvellous, vain, fickle, and unstable subject.” Michel de Montaigne
Human Nature, Vanity, Instability, Psychology, Philosophy
Michel de Montaigne Human Nature, Vanity, Instability, Psychology, Philosophy“The most beautiful lives, to my mind, are those that conform to the common human pattern, with order, but without miracle and without eccentricity.” Michel de Montaigne
Life, Beauty, Conformity, Order, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Life, Beauty, Conformity, Order, Human Nature“For a desperate disease a desperate cure.” Michel de Montaigne
Desperation, Cure, Extremes, Problem-solving, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Desperation, Cure, Extremes, Problem-solving, Human Nature“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“Plenty and indigence depend upon the opinion every one has of them; and riches, like glory of health, have no more beauty or pleasure than their possessor is pleaded to lend them.” Michel de Montaigne
Wealth, Perception, Subjectivity, Human Nature, Happiness
Michel de Montaigne Wealth, Perception, Subjectivity, Human Nature, Happiness“No doctor takes pleasure in the health even of his friends.” Michel de Montaigne
Profession, Friendship, Human Nature, Irony, Health
Michel de Montaigne Profession, Friendship, Human Nature, Irony, Health“Vice leaves repentance in the soul, like an ulcer in the flesh, which is always scratching and lacerating itself; for reason effaces all other griefs and sorrows, but it begets that of repentance.” Michel de Montaigne
Vice, Repentance, Conscience, Moral Suffering, Human Psychology
Michel de Montaigne Vice, Repentance, Conscience, Moral Suffering, Human Psychology“Truly man is a marvelously vain, diverse, and undulating object. It is hard to found any constant and uniform judgment on him.” Michel de Montaigne
Human Nature, Complexity, Judgment, Diversity, Philosophy
Michel de Montaigne Human Nature, Complexity, Judgment, Diversity, Philosophy“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