We only labor to stuff the memory, and leave the conscience and the understanding unfurnished and void.
Michel de Montaigne
Education, Memory, Understanding, Conscience, Critique
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More Michel de Montaigne Quotes
“When Socrates, after being relieved of his irons, felt the relish of the itching that their weight had caused in his legs, he rejoiced to consider the close alliance between pain and pleasure.” Michel de Montaigne
Pain, Pleasure, Philosophy, Human Experience, Perspective
Michel de Montaigne Pain, Pleasure, Philosophy, Human Experience, Perspective“The public weal requires that men should betray, and lie, and massacre.” Michel de Montaigne
Politics, Morality, Society, Human Nature, Critique
Michel de Montaigne Politics, Morality, Society, Human Nature, Critique“A father is very miserable who has no other hold on his children's affection than the need they have of his assistance, if that can be called affection.” Michel de Montaigne
Parenting, Affection, Dependency, Relationships, Family Dynamics
Michel de Montaigne Parenting, Affection, Dependency, Relationships, Family Dynamics“There is no passion so much transports the sincerity of judgment as doth anger.” Michel de Montaigne
Anger, Judgment, Passion, Emotion, Human Behavior
Michel de Montaigne Anger, Judgment, Passion, Emotion, Human Behavior“Man in sooth is a marvellous, vain, fickle, and unstable subject.” Michel de Montaigne
Human Nature, Vanity, Instability, Psychology, Philosophy
Michel de Montaigne Human Nature, Vanity, Instability, Psychology, Philosophy“Every day I hear stupid people say things that are not stupid.” Michel de Montaigne
Wisdom, Stupidity, Surprise, Human Nature, Perception
Michel de Montaigne Wisdom, Stupidity, Surprise, Human Nature, Perception“We are, I know not how, double in ourselves, so that what we believe we disbelieve, and cannot rid ourselves of what we condemn.” Michel de Montaigne
Human Nature, Contradiction, Belief, Self-awareness, Psychology
Michel de Montaigne Human Nature, Contradiction, Belief, Self-awareness, Psychology“Natural inclinations are assisted and reinforced by education, but they are hardly ever altered or overcome.” Michel de Montaigne
Nature, Nurture, Education, Personality, Human Development
Michel de Montaigne Nature, Nurture, Education, Personality, Human Development“Nothing prints more lively in our minds than something we wish to forget.” Michel de Montaigne
Memory, Forgetting, Human Nature, Psychology, Mind
Michel de Montaigne Memory, Forgetting, Human Nature, Psychology, Mind“We are never present with, but always beyond ourselves; fear, desire, hope, still push us on toward the future.” Michel de Montaigne
Present Moment, Future, Human Nature, Emotions, Existential Reflection
Michel de Montaigne Present Moment, Future, Human Nature, Emotions, Existential Reflection“We are Christians by the same title as we are natives of Perigord or Germany.” Michel de Montaigne
Religion, Nationality, Identity, Human Nature, Cultural Influence
Michel de Montaigne Religion, Nationality, Identity, Human Nature, Cultural Influence“The first distinction among men, and the first consideration that gave one precedence over another, was doubtless the advantage of beauty.” Michel de Montaigne
Beauty, Human Nature, Social Hierarchy, Perception, Superficiality
Michel de Montaigne Beauty, Human Nature, Social Hierarchy, Perception, Superficiality“Those that will combat use and custom by the strict rules of grammar do but jest.” Michel de Montaigne
Language, Custom, Rules, Humor, Social Norms
Michel de Montaigne Language, Custom, Rules, Humor, Social Norms“I speak the truth not so much as I would, but as much as I dare, and I dare a little more as I grow older.” Michel de Montaigne
Truth, Courage, Age, Wisdom, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Truth, Courage, Age, Wisdom, Human Nature“Wisdom has its excesses, and has no less need of moderation than folly.” Michel de Montaigne
Wisdom, Moderation, Excess, Balance, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Wisdom, Moderation, Excess, Balance, Human Nature“Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out.” Michel de Montaigne
Marriage, Freedom, Relationships, Human Nature, Irony
Michel de Montaigne Marriage, Freedom, Relationships, Human Nature, Irony“There is nothing more notable in Socrates than that he found time, when he was an old man, to learn music and dancing, and thought it time well spent.” Michel de Montaigne
Lifelong Learning, Age, Wisdom, Personal Growth, Time Management
Michel de Montaigne Lifelong Learning, Age, Wisdom, Personal Growth, Time Management