Truly Philosophy is but sophisticated poetry. Whence do those ancient writers derive all their authority but from the poets?
Michel de Montaigne
Philosophy, Poetry, Authority, Wisdom, Creative Expression
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“A man should ever be ready booted to take his journey.” Michel de Montaigne
Readiness, Journey, Life, Preparedness, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Readiness, Journey, Life, Preparedness, Wisdom“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“Health is a precious thing, and the only one, in truth, meriting that a man should lay out not only his time, sweat, labor and goods, but also life itself to obtain it.” Michel de Montaigne
Health, Value, Priorities, Life, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Health, Value, Priorities, Life, Human Nature“A speech belongs half to the speaker and half to the listener.” Michel de Montaigne
Communication, Understanding, Responsibility, Human Interaction, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Communication, Understanding, Responsibility, Human Interaction, Wisdom“Human understanding is marvellously enlightened by daily conversation with men, for we are, otherwise, compressed and heaped up in ourselves, and have our sight limited to the length of our own noses.” Michel de Montaigne
Understanding, Conversation, Perspective, Human Nature, Social Interaction
Michel de Montaigne Understanding, Conversation, Perspective, Human Nature, Social Interaction“To die is not to play a part in society; it is the act of a single person. Let us live and laugh among our friends; let us die and sulk among strangers.” Michel de Montaigne
Death, Individuality, Friendship, Society, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Death, Individuality, Friendship, Society, Human Nature“There is, nevertheless, a certain respect and a general duty of humanity that ties us, not only to beasts that have life and sense, but even to trees and plants.” Michel de Montaigne
Humanity, Respect, Nature, Interconnectedness, Ethics
Michel de Montaigne Humanity, Respect, Nature, Interconnectedness, Ethics“We need to interpret interpretations more than to interpret things.” Michel de Montaigne
Interpretation, Knowledge, Philosophy, Human Nature, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Interpretation, Knowledge, Philosophy, Human Nature, Wisdom“Custom is a second nature, and no less powerful.” Michel de Montaigne
Habit, Human Nature, Power, Behavior, Social Norms
Michel de Montaigne Habit, Human Nature, Power, Behavior, Social Norms“I walk firmer and more secure uphill than down.” Michel de Montaigne
Challenge, Confidence, Human Nature, Metaphor, Perspective
Michel de Montaigne Challenge, Confidence, Human Nature, Metaphor, Perspective“I leaf through books, I do not study them. What I retain of them is something I no longer recognize as anyone else's.” Michel de Montaigne
Reading, Knowledge, Learning, Memory, Individuality
Michel de Montaigne Reading, Knowledge, Learning, Memory, Individuality“Since philosophy is the art which teaches us how to live, and since children need to learn it as much as we do at other ages, why do we not instruct them in it?” Michel de Montaigne
Philosophy, Education, Children, Life Lessons, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Philosophy, Education, Children, Life Lessons, Wisdom“No spiritual mind remains within itself; it is always aspiring and going beyond its own strength.” Michel de Montaigne
Spirituality, Aspiration, Growth, Human Nature, Transcendence
Michel de Montaigne Spirituality, Aspiration, Growth, Human Nature, Transcendence“The curiosity of knowing things has been given to man for a scourge.” Michel de Montaigne
Curiosity, Knowledge, Human Nature, Burden, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Curiosity, Knowledge, Human Nature, Burden, Wisdom“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“Wit is a dangerous weapon, even to the possessor, if he knows not how to use it discreetly.” Michel de Montaigne
Wit, Wisdom, Discretion, Danger, Communication
Michel de Montaigne Wit, Wisdom, Discretion, Danger, Communication“We imagine much more appropriately an artisan on his toilet seat or on his wife than a great president, venerable by his demeanor and his ability. It seems to us that they do not stoop from their lofty thrones even to live.” Michel de Montaigne
Perception, Power, Human Nature, Equality, Critique
Michel de Montaigne Perception, Power, Human Nature, Equality, Critique“There were many terrible things in my life and most of them never happened.” Michel de Montaigne
Anxiety, Perception, Imagination, Reality, Human Experience
Michel de Montaigne Anxiety, Perception, Imagination, Reality, Human Experience