Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.
Michel de Montaigne
Valor, Courage, Strength, Character, Human Spirit
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“Children's games are hardly games. Children are never more serious than when they play.” Michel de Montaigne
Childhood, Play, Seriousness, Human Nature, Observation
Michel de Montaigne Childhood, Play, Seriousness, Human Nature, Observation“Saying is one thing, doing another. We must consider the sermon and the preacher distinctly and apart.” Michel de Montaigne
Action, Words, Judgment, Integrity, Human Behavior
Michel de Montaigne Action, Words, Judgment, Integrity, Human Behavior“Friendship that possesses the whole soul, and there rules and sways with an absolute sovereignty, can admit of no rival.” Michel de Montaigne
Friendship, Devotion, Loyalty, Human Relationships, Exclusivity
Michel de Montaigne Friendship, Devotion, Loyalty, Human Relationships, Exclusivity“There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.” Michel de Montaigne
Defeat, Triumph, Perspective, Adversity, Human Experience
Michel de Montaigne Defeat, Triumph, Perspective, Adversity, Human Experience“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“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“A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can.” Michel de Montaigne
Wisdom, Restraint, Perception, Moderation, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Wisdom, Restraint, Perception, Moderation, Human Nature“Pleasure itself is painful at the bottom.” Michel de Montaigne
Pleasure, Pain, Duality, Human Experience, Philosophy
Michel de Montaigne Pleasure, Pain, Duality, Human Experience, Philosophy“Every man carries the entire form of human condition.” Michel de Montaigne
Human Condition, Universality, Individuality, Philosophy, Existence
Michel de Montaigne Human Condition, Universality, Individuality, Philosophy, Existence“It is in vain that we get upon stilts, for once on them, it is still with our legs that we must walk. And on the highest throne in the world we are still sitting on our own ass.” Michel de Montaigne
Humility, Reality, Human Nature, Power, Perspective
Michel de Montaigne Humility, Reality, Human Nature, Power, Perspective“I say that male and female are cast in the same mold; except for education and habits, the difference is not great.” Michel de Montaigne
Gender, Equality, Education, Human Nature, Social Construct
Michel de Montaigne Gender, Equality, Education, Human Nature, Social Construct“Things are not bad in themselves, but our cowardice makes them so.” Michel de Montaigne
Perception, Cowardice, Human Nature, Reality, Perspective
Michel de Montaigne Perception, Cowardice, Human Nature, Reality, Perspective“Every man has within himself the entire human condition.” Michel de Montaigne
Human Condition, Universality, Self-awareness, Philosophy, Introspection
Michel de Montaigne Human Condition, Universality, Self-awareness, Philosophy, Introspection“Nothing else but an insatiate thirst of enjoying a greedily desired object.” Michel de Montaigne
Desire, Pleasure, Human Nature, Indulgence, Passion
Michel de Montaigne Desire, Pleasure, Human Nature, Indulgence, Passion“Ambition sufficiently plagues her proselytes, by keeping themselves always in show, like the statue of a public place.” Michel de Montaigne
Ambition, Public Image, Human Nature, Critique, Metaphor
Michel de Montaigne Ambition, Public Image, Human Nature, Critique, Metaphor“Taking it all in all, I find it is more trouble to watch after money than to get it.” Michel de Montaigne
Money, Wealth, Priorities, Human Nature, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Money, Wealth, Priorities, Human Nature, Wisdom“When I dance, I dance; when I sleep, I sleep; yes, and when I walk alone in a beautiful orchard, if my thoughts drift to far-off matters for some part of the time for some other part I lead them back again to the walk, the orchard, to the sweetness of this solitude, to myself.” Michel de Montaigne
Mindfulness, Presence, Nature, Solitude, Self-awareness
Michel de Montaigne Mindfulness, Presence, Nature, Solitude, Self-awareness“The customs and practices of life in society sweep us along.” Michel de Montaigne
Society, Customs, Human Behavior, Social Influence, Conformity
Michel de Montaigne Society, Customs, Human Behavior, Social Influence, Conformity