No wind serves him who addresses his voyage to no certain port.
Michel de Montaigne
Purpose, Direction, Goals, Life Journey, Wisdom
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“It is an absolute and virtually divine perfection to know how to enjoy our being rightfully.” Michel de Montaigne
Enjoyment, Perfection, Self-awareness, Human Nature, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Enjoyment, Perfection, Self-awareness, Human Nature, Wisdom“Even in the midst of compassion we feel within I know not what tart sweet titillation of malicious pleasure in seeing others suffer; children have the same feeling.” Michel de Montaigne
Compassion, Schadenfreude, Human Nature, Suffering, Psychology
Michel de Montaigne Compassion, Schadenfreude, Human Nature, Suffering, Psychology“Oh senseless man, who cannot possibly make a worm or a flea and yet will create Gods by the dozen!” Michel de Montaigne
Religion, Human Nature, Creation, Hubris, Irony
Michel de Montaigne Religion, Human Nature, Creation, Hubris, Irony“It is indeed the boundary of life, beyond which we are not to pass; which the law of nature has pitched for a limit not to be exceeded.” Michel de Montaigne
Life, Boundaries, Nature, Limits, Human Condition
Michel de Montaigne Life, Boundaries, Nature, Limits, Human Condition“Wine is the benevolent god, who gives back gaiety to men and restores youth to the old.” Michel de Montaigne
Wine, Joy, Youth, Aging, Pleasure
Michel de Montaigne Wine, Joy, Youth, Aging, Pleasure“The word is half his that speaks, and half his that hears it.” Michel de Montaigne
Communication, Understanding, Interpretation, Human Interaction, Perspective
Michel de Montaigne Communication, Understanding, Interpretation, Human Interaction, Perspective“Every man bears the whole stamp of the human condition.” Michel de Montaigne
Human Condition, Universality, Individuality, Existence, Philosophy
Michel de Montaigne Human Condition, Universality, Individuality, Existence, Philosophy“Let us give Nature a chance; she knows her business better than we do.” Michel de Montaigne
Nature, Wisdom, Humility, Human Intervention, Trust
Michel de Montaigne Nature, Wisdom, Humility, Human Intervention, Trust“No one but yourself knows whether you are cowardly and cruel, or loyal and devout; others do not see you; they surmise you by uncertain conjectures; they perceive not so much your nature as your art.” Michel de Montaigne
Self-knowledge, Perception, Judgment, Human Nature, Appearance
Michel de Montaigne Self-knowledge, Perception, Judgment, Human Nature, Appearance“I have here only made a nosegay of culled flowers, and have brought nothing of my own but the thread that tied them together.” Michel de Montaigne
Creativity, Compilation, Originality, Metaphor, Intellectual Humility
Michel de Montaigne Creativity, Compilation, Originality, Metaphor, Intellectual Humility“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“Neither good nor ill is done to us by Fortune: she merely offers us the matter and the seeds: our soul, more powerful than she is, can mould it or sow them as she pleases, being the only cause and mistress of our happy state or our unhappiness.” Michel de Montaigne
Fortune, Free Will, Happiness, Soul, Personal Responsibility
Michel de Montaigne Fortune, Free Will, Happiness, Soul, Personal Responsibility“I listen with attention to the judgment of all men; but so far as I can remember, I have followed none but my own.” Michel de Montaigne
Judgment, Independence, Self-reliance, Wisdom, Individuality
Michel de Montaigne Judgment, Independence, Self-reliance, Wisdom, Individuality“Saying is one thing and doing is another.” Michel de Montaigne
Action, Words, Integrity, Human Nature, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Action, Words, Integrity, Human Nature, Wisdom“Friendship that possesses the whole soul, and there rules and sways with an absolute sovereignty, can admit of no rival.” Michel de Montaigne
Friendship, Devotion, Loyalty, Human Relationships, Exclusivity
Michel de Montaigne Friendship, Devotion, Loyalty, Human Relationships, Exclusivity“The only thing certain is nothing is certain.” Michel de Montaigne
Uncertainty, Philosophy, Knowledge, Skepticism, Human Condition
Michel de Montaigne Uncertainty, Philosophy, Knowledge, Skepticism, Human Condition“The worst of my actions or conditions seem not so ugly unto me as I find it both ugly and base not to dare to avouch for them.” Michel de Montaigne
Honesty, Self-reflection, Integrity, Moral Courage, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Honesty, Self-reflection, Integrity, Moral Courage, Human Nature“I want death to find me planting my cabbages, but careless of death, and still more of my unfinished garden.” Michel de Montaigne
Death, Life, Purpose, Contentment, Perspective
Michel de Montaigne Death, Life, Purpose, Contentment, Perspective