Wine is the benevolent god, who gives back gaiety to men and restores youth to the old.
Michel de Montaigne
Wine, Joy, Youth, Aging, Pleasure
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“It is not the want, but rather abundance that creates avarice.” Michel de Montaigne
Avarice, Abundance, Human Nature, Desire, Paradox
Michel de Montaigne Avarice, Abundance, Human Nature, Desire, Paradox“To make a crooked stick straight, we bend it the contrary way.” Michel de Montaigne
Correction, Method, Contrast, Human Nature, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Correction, Method, Contrast, Human Nature, Wisdom“I put forward formless and unresolved notions, as do those who publish doubtful questions to debate in the schools, not to establish the truth but to seek it.” Michel de Montaigne
Truth-seeking, Debate, Education, Philosophy, Intellectual Humility
Michel de Montaigne Truth-seeking, Debate, Education, Philosophy, Intellectual Humility“We can be knowledgeable with other men's knowledge but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom.” Michel de Montaigne
Knowledge, Wisdom, Learning, Individuality, Personal Growth
Michel de Montaigne Knowledge, Wisdom, Learning, Individuality, Personal Growth“If falsehood, like truth, had but one face, we would be more on equal terms. For we would consider the contrary of what the liar said to be certain. But the opposite of truth has a hundred thousand faces and an infinite field.” Michel de Montaigne
Truth, Falsehood, Complexity, Human Nature, Perception
Michel de Montaigne Truth, Falsehood, Complexity, Human Nature, Perception“The oldest and best known evil was ever more supportable than one that was new and untried.” Michel de Montaigne
Familiarity, Change, Human Nature, Fear, Adversity
Michel de Montaigne Familiarity, Change, Human Nature, Fear, Adversity“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“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“If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love.” Michel de Montaigne
Marriage, Friendship, Love, Relationships, Human Connection
Michel de Montaigne Marriage, Friendship, Love, Relationships, Human Connection“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“Our speech has its weaknesses and its defects, like all the rest. Most of the occasions for the troubles of the world are grammatical.” Michel de Montaigne
Language, Communication, Human Nature, Conflict, Critique
Michel de Montaigne Language, Communication, Human Nature, Conflict, Critique“The word is half his that speaks, and half his that hears it.” Michel de Montaigne
Communication, Understanding, Interpretation, Human Interaction, Perspective
Michel de Montaigne Communication, Understanding, Interpretation, Human Interaction, Perspective“Time steals away without any inconvenience.” Michel de Montaigne
Time, Perception, Human Nature, Philosophy, Observation
Michel de Montaigne Time, Perception, Human Nature, Philosophy, Observation“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“I had rather fashion my mind than furnish it.” Michel de Montaigne
Education, Self-improvement, Wisdom, Intellect, Personal Growth
Michel de Montaigne Education, Self-improvement, Wisdom, Intellect, Personal Growth“The strength of any plan depends on the time. Circumstances and things eternally shift and change.” Michel de Montaigne
Planning, Time, Change, Adaptability, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Planning, Time, Change, Adaptability, Wisdom“No man is exempt from saying silly things; the mischief is to say them deliberately.” Michel de Montaigne
Foolishness, Speech, Intention, Human Nature, Wisdom
Michel de Montaigne Foolishness, Speech, Intention, Human Nature, Wisdom