There is no more expensive thing than a free gift.
Michel de Montaigne
Gifts, Value, Paradox, Human Nature, Wisdom
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“Off I go, rummaging about in books for sayings which please me.” Michel de Montaigne
Reading, Pleasure, Wisdom, Learning, Self-education
Michel de Montaigne Reading, Pleasure, Wisdom, Learning, Self-education“A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.” Michel de Montaigne
Wisdom, Self-possession, Inner Wealth, Philosophy, Resilience
Michel de Montaigne Wisdom, Self-possession, Inner Wealth, Philosophy, Resilience“The worst condition of humans is when they lose knowledge and control of themselves.” Michel de Montaigne
Self-control, Knowledge, Human Condition, Wisdom, Awareness
Michel de Montaigne Self-control, Knowledge, Human Condition, Wisdom, Awareness“It is the mind that maketh good or ill, That maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor.” Michel de Montaigne
Mind, Perception, Happiness, Wealth, Human Condition
Michel de Montaigne Mind, Perception, Happiness, Wealth, Human Condition“Fame and tranquility can never be bedfellows.” Michel de Montaigne
Fame, Tranquility, Incompatibility, Human Nature, Ambition
Michel de Montaigne Fame, Tranquility, Incompatibility, Human Nature, Ambition“Lovers are angry, reconciled, entreat, thank, appoint, and finally speak all things, by their.” Michel de Montaigne
Love, Communication, Relationships, Human Nature, Emotions
Michel de Montaigne Love, Communication, Relationships, Human Nature, Emotions“Learned we may be with another man's learning: we can only be wise with wisdom of our own.” Michel de Montaigne
Wisdom, Learning, Individuality, Knowledge, Personal Growth
Michel de Montaigne Wisdom, Learning, Individuality, Knowledge, Personal Growth“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 most certain sign of wisdom is continual cheerfulness.” Michel de Montaigne
Wisdom, Cheerfulness, Happiness, Perspective, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Wisdom, Cheerfulness, Happiness, Perspective, Human Nature“The most ordinary things, the most common and familiar, if we could see them in their true light, would turn out to be the grandest miracles.” Michel de Montaigne
Perception, Miracles, Ordinary Life, Awareness, Perspective
Michel de Montaigne Perception, Miracles, Ordinary Life, Awareness, Perspective“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“To speak less of oneself than what one really is, is folly, not modesty; and to take that for current pay which is under a man's value, is pusillanimity and cowardice.” Michel de Montaigne
Self-worth, Modesty, Honesty, Courage, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Self-worth, Modesty, Honesty, Courage, Human Nature“I know well what I am fleeing from but not what I am in search of.” Michel de Montaigne
Self-awareness, Purpose, Uncertainty, Life Journey, Human Condition
Michel de Montaigne Self-awareness, Purpose, Uncertainty, Life Journey, Human Condition“The beginnings of all things are weak and tender. We must therefore be clear-sighted in the beginnings, for, as in their budding we discern not the danger, so in their full growth we perceive not the remedy.” Michel de Montaigne
Beginnings, Foresight, Growth, Wisdom, Caution
Michel de Montaigne Beginnings, Foresight, Growth, Wisdom, Caution“Whoever will imagine a perpetual confession of ignorance, a judgment without leaning or inclination, on any occasion whatever, has a conception of Pyrrhonism.” Michel de Montaigne
Ignorance, Judgment, Philosophy, Skepticism, Knowledge
Michel de Montaigne Ignorance, Judgment, Philosophy, Skepticism, Knowledge“Nature has made us a present of a broad capacity for entertaining ourselves apart, and often calls us to do so, to teach us that we owe ourselves in part to society, but in the best part to ourselves.” Michel de Montaigne
Nature, Solitude, Society, Self-reliance, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Nature, Solitude, Society, Self-reliance, Human Nature“Thus we should beware of clinging to vulgar opinions, and judge things by reason's way, not by popular say.” Michel de Montaigne
Judgment, Reason, Popular Opinion, Critical Thinking, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Judgment, Reason, Popular Opinion, Critical Thinking, Wisdom“Difficulty is a coin the learned make use of like jugglers, to conceal the inanity of their art.” Michel de Montaigne
Knowledge, Deception, Learning, Critique, Metaphor
Michel de Montaigne Knowledge, Deception, Learning, Critique, Metaphor