There never were, in the world, two opinions alike, no more than two hairs, or two grains; the most universal quality is diversity.
Michel de Montaigne
Diversity, Opinion, Individuality, Human Nature, Universality
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“A learned man is not learned in all things; but a sufficient man is sufficient throughout, even to ignorance itself.” Michel de Montaigne
Learning, Wisdom, Sufficiency, Ignorance, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Learning, Wisdom, Sufficiency, Ignorance, Human Nature“Lay a beam between these two towers of such width as we need to walk on: there is no philosophical wisdom of such great firmness that it can give us courage to walk on it as we should if it were on the ground.” Michel de Montaigne
Courage, Wisdom, Human Nature, Fear, Perspective
Michel de Montaigne Courage, Wisdom, Human Nature, Fear, Perspective“Writing does not cause misery. It is born of misery.” Michel de Montaigne
Writing, Misery, Creativity, Expression, Human Experience
Michel de Montaigne Writing, Misery, Creativity, Expression, Human Experience“There is no more expensive thing than a free gift.” Michel de Montaigne
Gifts, Value, Paradox, Human Nature, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Gifts, Value, Paradox, Human Nature, Wisdom“Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.” Michel de Montaigne
Valor, Courage, Strength, Character, Human Spirit
Michel de Montaigne Valor, Courage, Strength, Character, Human Spirit“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“Miracles arise from our ignorance of nature, not from nature itself.” Michel de Montaigne
Miracles, Nature, Ignorance, Knowledge, Perception
Michel de Montaigne Miracles, Nature, Ignorance, Knowledge, Perception“I love a gay and sociable wisdom, and shun harshness and austerity in behaviour, holding every surly countenance suspect.” Michel de Montaigne
Wisdom, Sociability, Behavior, Judgment, Human Interaction
Michel de Montaigne Wisdom, Sociability, Behavior, Judgment, Human Interaction“A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.” Michel de Montaigne
Fear, Suffering, Anticipation, Psychology, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Fear, Suffering, Anticipation, Psychology, Human Nature“The greater part of the world's troubles are due to questions of grammar.” Michel de Montaigne
Language, Conflict, Human Nature, Communication, Critique
Michel de Montaigne Language, Conflict, Human Nature, Communication, Critique“I see several animals that live so entire and perfect a life, some without sight, others without hearing: who knows whether to us also one, two, or three, or many other senses, may not be wanting?” Michel de Montaigne
Perception, Senses, Human Nature, Limitations, Philosophy
Michel de Montaigne Perception, Senses, Human Nature, Limitations, Philosophy“I do myself a greater injury in lying than I do him of whom I tell a lie.” Michel de Montaigne
Lying, Integrity, Self-harm, Morality, Honesty
Michel de Montaigne Lying, Integrity, Self-harm, Morality, Honesty“I find no quality so easy for a man to counterfeit as devotion, though his life and manner are not conformable to it; the essence of it is abstruse and occult, but the appearances easy and showy.” Michel de Montaigne
Hypocrisy, Devotion, Appearance, Reality, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Hypocrisy, Devotion, Appearance, Reality, Human Nature“I know that the arms of friendship are long enough to reach from the one end of the world to the other.” Michel de Montaigne
Friendship, Connection, Human Relationships, Universality, Love
Michel de Montaigne Friendship, Connection, Human Relationships, Universality, Love“A man must live in the world and make the best of it, such as it is.” Michel de Montaigne
Adaptation, Realism, Life, Human Condition, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Adaptation, Realism, Life, Human Condition, Wisdom“A man must always study, but he must not always go to school: what a contemptible thing is an old abecedarian!” Michel de Montaigne
Learning, Education, Wisdom, Age, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Learning, Education, Wisdom, Age, Human Nature“Let every foot have its own shoe.” Michel de Montaigne
Individuality, Fit, Human Nature, Wisdom, Metaphor
Michel de Montaigne Individuality, Fit, Human Nature, Wisdom, Metaphor