The knowledge of courtesy and good manners is a very necessary study. It is like grace and beauty, that which begets liking and an inclination to love one another at the first sight.
Michel de Montaigne
Courtesy, Manners, Social Skills, Relationships, Human Nature
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More Michel de Montaigne Quotes
“The thing in the world I am most afraid of is fear, and with good reason; that passion alone, in the trouble of it, exceeding all other accidents.” Michel de Montaigne
Fear, Emotion, Human Nature, Psychology, Self-awareness
Michel de Montaigne Fear, Emotion, Human Nature, Psychology, Self-awareness“The beautiful souls are they that are universal, open, and ready for all things.” Michel de Montaigne
Beauty, Openness, Adaptability, Human Nature, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Beauty, Openness, Adaptability, Human Nature, Wisdom“Is it not better to remain in suspense than to entangle yourself in the many errors that the human fancy has produced? Is it not better to suspend your convictions than to get mixed up in these seditious and quarrelsome divisions?” Michel de Montaigne
Doubt, Judgment, Wisdom, Human Nature, Critical Thinking
Michel de Montaigne Doubt, Judgment, Wisdom, Human Nature, Critical Thinking“I study myself more than any other subject. That is my metaphysics, that is my physics.” Michel de Montaigne
Self-study, Introspection, Philosophy, Knowledge, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Self-study, Introspection, Philosophy, Knowledge, Human Nature“The first distinction among men, and the first consideration that gave one precedence over another, was doubtless the advantage of beauty.” Michel de Montaigne
Beauty, Human Nature, Social Hierarchy, Perception, Superficiality
Michel de Montaigne Beauty, Human Nature, Social Hierarchy, Perception, Superficiality“We feel a kind of bittersweet pricking of malicious delight in contemplating the misfortunes of others.” Michel de Montaigne
Schadenfreude, Human Nature, Empathy, Morality, Psychology
Michel de Montaigne Schadenfreude, Human Nature, Empathy, Morality, Psychology“The utility of living consists not in the length of days, but in the use of time; a man may have lived long, and yet lived but a little.” Michel de Montaigne
Life, Time, Purpose, Wisdom, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Life, Time, Purpose, Wisdom, Human Nature“Without doubt, it is a delightful harmony when doing and saying go together.” Michel de Montaigne
Harmony, Action, Words, Integrity, Consistency
Michel de Montaigne Harmony, Action, Words, Integrity, Consistency“If ordinary people complain that I speak too much of myself, I complain that they do not even think of themselves.” Michel de Montaigne
Self-reflection, Criticism, Human Nature, Introspection, Social Commentary
Michel de Montaigne Self-reflection, Criticism, Human Nature, Introspection, Social Commentary“The soul that has no established aim loses itself.” Michel de Montaigne
Purpose, Direction, Soul, Human Nature, Life Goals
Michel de Montaigne Purpose, Direction, Soul, Human Nature, Life Goals“The general order of things that takes care of fleas and moles also takes care of men, if they will have the same patience that fleas and moles have, to leave it to itself.” Michel de Montaigne
Nature, Patience, Human Condition, Order, Philosophical Reflection
Michel de Montaigne Nature, Patience, Human Condition, Order, Philosophical Reflection“Wherever your life ends, it is all there. The utility of living consists not in the length of days, but in the use of time; a man may have lived long, and yet lived but a little. Make use of time while it is present with you. It depends upon your will, and not upon the number of days, to have a sufficient length of life.” Michel de Montaigne
Life, Time, Purpose, Mortality, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Life, Time, Purpose, Mortality, Wisdom“He who does not live in some degree for others, hardly lives for himself.” Michel de Montaigne
Altruism, Life Purpose, Human Nature, Social Responsibility, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Altruism, Life Purpose, Human Nature, Social Responsibility, Wisdom“I do not portray the thing in itself. I portray the passage; not a passing from one age to another, or, as the people put it, from seven years to seven years, but from day to day, from minute to minute.” Michel de Montaigne
Change, Time, Perception, Human Nature, Philosophy
Michel de Montaigne Change, Time, Perception, Human Nature, Philosophy“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“The public weal requires that men should betray, and lie, and massacre.” Michel de Montaigne
Politics, Morality, Society, Human Nature, Critique
Michel de Montaigne Politics, Morality, Society, Human Nature, Critique“Nature is a gentle guide, but not more sweet and gentle than prudent and just.” Michel de Montaigne
Nature, Guidance, Prudence, Justice, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Nature, Guidance, Prudence, Justice, Wisdom