The clatter of arms drowns out the voice of law.
Michel de Montaigne
War, Law, Violence, Society, Critique
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“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“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“It is fear that I stand most in fear of, in sharpness it exceeds every other feeling.” Michel de Montaigne
Fear, Emotion, Human Nature, Psychology, Self-awareness
Michel de Montaigne Fear, Emotion, Human Nature, Psychology, Self-awareness“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“My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.” Michel de Montaigne
Worry, Imagination, Life, Human Nature, Perspective
Michel de Montaigne Worry, Imagination, Life, Human Nature, Perspective“Why dost thou complain of this world? It detains thee not; thy own cowardice is the cause, if thou livest in pain.” Michel de Montaigne
Responsibility, Courage, Suffering, Life, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Responsibility, Courage, Suffering, Life, Human Nature“Few men have been admired of their familiars.” Michel de Montaigne
Admiration, Familiarity, Human Nature, Perception, Relationships
Michel de Montaigne Admiration, Familiarity, Human Nature, Perception, Relationships“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“A straight oar looks bent in the water. What matters is not merely that we see things but how we see them.” Michel de Montaigne
Perception, Perspective, Reality, Wisdom, Understanding
Michel de Montaigne Perception, Perspective, Reality, Wisdom, Understanding“A person is bound to lose when he talks about himself; if he belittles himself, he is believed; if he praises himself, he isn't believed.” Michel de Montaigne
Self-perception, Communication, Social Dynamics, Belief, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Self-perception, Communication, Social Dynamics, Belief, Human Nature“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“We ought to love temperance for itself, and in obedience to God who has commanded it and chastity; but what I am forced to by catarrhs, or owe to the stone, is neither chastity nor temperance.” Michel de Montaigne
Virtue, Temperance, Religion, Health, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Virtue, Temperance, Religion, Health, Human Nature“I care not so much what I am to others as what I am to myself. I will be rich by myself, and not by borrowing.” Michel de Montaigne
Self-worth, Independence, Wealth, Character, Individuality
Michel de Montaigne Self-worth, Independence, Wealth, Character, Individuality“Love to his soul gave eyes; he knew things are not as they seem. The dream is his real life; the world around him is the dream.” Michel de Montaigne
Love, Perception, Reality, Dreams, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Love, Perception, Reality, Dreams, Human Nature“Peoples nurtured on freedom and self-government judge any other form of polity to be deformed and unnatural. Those who are used to monarchy do the same.” Michel de Montaigne
Governance, Perspective, Culture, Human Nature, Politics
Michel de Montaigne Governance, Perspective, Culture, Human Nature, Politics“To make a crooked stick straight, we bend it the contrary way.” Michel de Montaigne
Correction, Method, Contrast, Human Nature, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Correction, Method, Contrast, Human Nature, Wisdom“I do not understand; I pause; I examine.” Michel de Montaigne
Understanding, Reflection, Inquiry, Knowledge, Self-awareness
Michel de Montaigne Understanding, Reflection, Inquiry, Knowledge, Self-awareness“To philosophize is to doubt.” Michel de Montaigne
Philosophy, Doubt, Inquiry, Critical Thinking, Human Intellect
Michel de Montaigne Philosophy, Doubt, Inquiry, Critical Thinking, Human Intellect