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
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“Intelligence is required to be able to know that a man knows not.” Michel de Montaigne
Intelligence, Self-awareness, Knowledge, Wisdom, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Intelligence, Self-awareness, Knowledge, Wisdom, Human Nature“No wonder, said an Ancient, that chance has so much power over us, since it is by chance that we live.” Michel de Montaigne
Chance, Fate, Life, Human Condition, Philosophy
Michel de Montaigne Chance, Fate, Life, Human Condition, Philosophy“In true education, anything that comes to our hand is as good as a book: the prank of a page- boy, the blunder of a servant, a bit of table talk – they are all part of the curriculum.” Michel de Montaigne
Education, Learning, Everyday Life, Wisdom, Perspective
Michel de Montaigne Education, Learning, Everyday Life, Wisdom, Perspective“Nothing is so firmly believed as what we least know.” Michel de Montaigne
Belief, Knowledge, Human Nature, Psychology, Ignorance
Michel de Montaigne Belief, Knowledge, Human Nature, Psychology, Ignorance“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“Dreams are faithful interpreters of our inclinations; but there is art required to sort and understand them.” Michel de Montaigne
Dreams, Interpretation, Self-awareness, Psychology, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Dreams, Interpretation, Self-awareness, Psychology, Human Nature“No man is a hero to his own valet.” Michel de Montaigne
Heroism, Perception, Familiarity, Human Nature, Reputation
Michel de Montaigne Heroism, Perception, Familiarity, Human Nature, Reputation“Malice sucks up the greatest part of its own venom, and poisons itself.” Michel de Montaigne
Malice, Self-destruction, Human Nature, Morality, Consequences
Michel de Montaigne Malice, Self-destruction, Human Nature, Morality, Consequences“If I were a maker of books I should compile a register, with comments, of different deaths. He who should teach people to die, would teach them to live.” Michel de Montaigne
Death, Life, Wisdom, Education, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Death, Life, Wisdom, Education, Human Nature“The way of the world is to make laws, but follow custom.” Michel de Montaigne
Law, Custom, Society, Human Nature, Critique
Michel de Montaigne Law, Custom, Society, Human Nature, Critique“Make use of life while you have it. Whether you have lived enough depends upon yourself, not on the number of your years.” Michel de Montaigne
Life, Time, Purpose, Self-determination, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Life, Time, Purpose, Self-determination, Wisdom“If love and ambition should be in equal balance, and come to jostle with equal force, I make no doubt but that the last would win the prize.” Michel de Montaigne
Love, Ambition, Human Nature, Competition, Priorities
Michel de Montaigne Love, Ambition, Human Nature, Competition, Priorities“I do not portray the thing in itself. I portray the passage; not a passing from one age to another, or, as the people put it, from seven years to seven years, but from day to day, from minute to minute.” Michel de Montaigne
Change, Time, Perception, Human Nature, Philosophy
Michel de Montaigne Change, Time, Perception, Human Nature, Philosophy“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“How many condemnations I have witnessed more criminal than the crime!” Michel de Montaigne
Justice, Judgment, Morality, Societal Critique, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Justice, Judgment, Morality, Societal Critique, Human Nature“I conceive that pleasures are to be avoided if greater pains be the consequence, and pains to be coveted that will terminate in greater pleasures.” Michel de Montaigne
Pleasure, Pain, Consequences, Wisdom, Human Nature
Michel de Montaigne Pleasure, Pain, Consequences, Wisdom, Human Nature“I had rather complain of ill-fortune than be ashamed of victory.” Michel de Montaigne
Fortune, Victory, Pride, Human Nature, Perspective
Michel de Montaigne Fortune, Victory, Pride, Human Nature, Perspective“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“I have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself.” Michel de Montaigne
Self-awareness, Human Nature, Introspection, Complexity, Paradox
Michel de Montaigne Self-awareness, Human Nature, Introspection, Complexity, Paradox“Is it not better to remain in suspense than to entangle yourself in the many errors that the human fancy has produced? Is it not better to suspend your convictions than to get mixed up in these seditious and quarrelsome divisions?” Michel de Montaigne
Doubt, Judgment, Wisdom, Human Nature, Critical Thinking
Michel de Montaigne Doubt, Judgment, Wisdom, Human Nature, Critical Thinking