The only thing certain is nothing is certain.
Michel de Montaigne
Uncertainty, Philosophy, Knowledge, Skepticism, Human Condition
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“Everyone calls barbarity what he is not accustomed to.” Michel de Montaigne
Cultural Relativism, Prejudice, Perspective, Human Nature, Societal Norms
Michel de Montaigne Cultural Relativism, Prejudice, Perspective, Human Nature, Societal Norms“One should always have one's boots on and be ready to leave.” Michel de Montaigne
Readiness, Adaptability, Life Philosophy, Wisdom, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Readiness, Adaptability, Life Philosophy, Wisdom, Human Nature“I consider myself an average man, except in the fact that I consider myself an average man.” Michel de Montaigne
Self-perception, Humility, Paradox, Human Nature, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Self-perception, Humility, Paradox, Human Nature, Wisdom“We easily enough confess in others an advantage of courage, strength, experience, activity, and beauty; but an advantage in judgment we yield to none.” Michel de Montaigne
Judgment, Human Nature, Pride, Perception, Self-awareness
Michel de Montaigne Judgment, Human Nature, Pride, Perception, Self-awareness“We seek and offer ourselves to be gulled.” Michel de Montaigne
Deception, Human Nature, Vulnerability, Social Interaction, Self-awareness
Michel de Montaigne Deception, Human Nature, Vulnerability, Social Interaction, Self-awareness“A man is not hurt so much by what happens, as by his opinion of what happens.” Michel de Montaigne
Perception, Opinion, Suffering, Human Nature, Stoicism
Michel de Montaigne Perception, Opinion, Suffering, Human Nature, Stoicism“If I am to serve as an instrument of deceit, at least let it be with a clear conscience. I do not want to be considered either so affectionate or so loyal a servant as to be found fit to betray anyone.” Michel de Montaigne
Honesty, Loyalty, Conscience, Integrity, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Honesty, Loyalty, Conscience, Integrity, Human Nature“Why do people respect the package rather than the man?” Michel de Montaigne
Appearance, Substance, Human Nature, Critique, Values
Michel de Montaigne Appearance, Substance, Human Nature, Critique, Values“Among the liberal arts, let us begin with the art that liberates us.” Michel de Montaigne
Liberal Arts, Freedom, Education, Human Nature, Philosophy
Michel de Montaigne Liberal Arts, Freedom, Education, Human Nature, Philosophy“Any person of honor chooses rather to lose his honor than to lose his conscience.” Michel de Montaigne
Honor, Conscience, Morality, Choice, Integrity
Michel de Montaigne Honor, Conscience, Morality, Choice, Integrity“Why did I love her? Because it was her; because it was me.” Michel de Montaigne
Love, Individuality, Human Connection, Emotion, Self-awareness
Michel de Montaigne Love, Individuality, Human Connection, Emotion, Self-awareness“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 confidence in another man's virtue is no light evidence of a man's own, and God willingly favors such a confidence.” Michel de Montaigne
Virtue, Confidence, Trust, Human Nature, Faith
Michel de Montaigne Virtue, Confidence, Trust, Human Nature, Faith“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“No pleasure has any savor for me without communication.” Michel de Montaigne
Pleasure, Communication, Human Nature, Social Interaction, Happiness
Michel de Montaigne Pleasure, Communication, Human Nature, Social Interaction, Happiness“It is not death, it is dying that alarms me.” Michel de Montaigne
Death, Fear, Human Nature, Mortality, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Death, Fear, Human Nature, Mortality, Wisdom“God defend me from being an honest man according to the description which every day I see made by each man to his own glorification.” Michel de Montaigne
Honesty, Self-perception, Societal Norms, Critique, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Honesty, Self-perception, Societal Norms, Critique, Human Nature“If others examined themselves attentively, as I do, they would find themselves, as I do, full of inanity and nonsense. Get rid of it I cannot without getting rid of myself.” Michel de Montaigne
Self-awareness, Human Nature, Introspection, Acceptance, Identity
Michel de Montaigne Self-awareness, Human Nature, Introspection, Acceptance, Identity