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Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "Greatness of soul consists not so much in soaring high and in pressing forward, as in knowing how to adapt and limit oneself."

Greatness of soul consists not so much in soaring high and in pressing forward, as in knowing how to adapt and limit oneself.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "No man is exempt from saying silly things; the mischief is to say them deliberately."

No man is exempt from saying silly things; the mischief is to say them deliberately.




Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "I am one of those who hold that poetry is never so blithe as in a wanton and irregular subject."

I am one of those who hold that poetry is never so blithe as in a wanton and irregular subject.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "The least strained and most natural ways of the soul are the most beautiful; the best occupations are the least forced."

The least strained and most natural ways of the soul are the most beautiful; the best occupations are the least forced.




Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "A man is not hurt so much by what happens, as by his opinion of what happens."

A man is not hurt so much by what happens, as by his opinion of what happens.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "I love a friendship that flatters itself in the sharpness and vigor of its communications."

I love a friendship that flatters itself in the sharpness and vigor of its communications.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "Presumption is our natural and original malady. The most vulnerable and frail of all creatures is man, and at the same time the most arrogant."

Presumption is our natural and original malady. The most vulnerable and frail of all creatures is man, and at the same time the most arrogant.




Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "Whether the events in our life are good or bad, greatly depends on the way we perceive them."

Whether the events in our life are good or bad, greatly depends on the way we perceive them.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "There is nothing in which a horse's power is better revealed than in a neat, clean stop."

There is nothing in which a horse's power is better revealed than in a neat, clean stop.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "It is easier to sacrifice great than little things."

It is easier to sacrifice great than little things.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "We should rather examine, who is better learned, than who is more learned."

We should rather examine, who is better learned, than who is more learned.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "If by being overstudious, we impair our health and spoil our good humor, let us give it up."

If by being overstudious, we impair our health and spoil our good humor, let us give it up.




Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "To philosophize is to learn to die."

To philosophize is to learn to die.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can."

A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "Arts and sciences are not cast in a mould, but are found and perfected by degrees, by often handling and polishing."

Arts and sciences are not cast in a mould, but are found and perfected by degrees, by often handling and polishing.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "Things seem greater by imagination than they are in effect."

Things seem greater by imagination than they are in effect.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "The great and glorious masterpiece of humanity is to know how to live with a purpose."

The great and glorious masterpiece of humanity is to know how to live with a purpose.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "The utility of living consists not in the length of days, but in the use of time; a man may have lived long, and yet lived but a little."

The utility of living consists not in the length of days, but in the use of time; a man may have lived long, and yet lived but a little.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "Who does not in some sort live to others, does not live much to himself."

Who does not in some sort live to others, does not live much to himself.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "Of the opinions of philosophy I most gladly embrace those that are most solid, that is to say, most human and most our own; my opinions, in conformity with my conduct, are low and humble."

Of the opinions of philosophy I most gladly embrace those that are most solid, that is to say, most human and most our own; my opinions, in conformity with my conduct, are low and humble.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "It is fear that I stand most in fear of, in sharpness it exceeds every other feeling."

It is fear that I stand most in fear of, in sharpness it exceeds every other feeling.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "The world is all a carcass and vanity, The shadow of a shadow, a play And in one word, just nothing."

The world is all a carcass and vanity, The shadow of a shadow, a play And in one word, just nothing.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "I see men ordinarily more eager to discover a reason for things than to find out whether the things are so."

I see men ordinarily more eager to discover a reason for things than to find out whether the things are so.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "I do not speak the minds of others except to speak my own mind better."

I do not speak the minds of others except to speak my own mind better.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "I am disgusted with innovation, in whatever guise, and with reason, for I have seen very harmful effects of it."

I am disgusted with innovation, in whatever guise, and with reason, for I have seen very harmful effects of it.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "And if nobody reads me, shall I have wasted my time, when I have beguiled so many idle hours with such pleasant and profitable reflections?"

And if nobody reads me, shall I have wasted my time, when I have beguiled so many idle hours with such pleasant and profitable reflections?



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "Don't be afraid to say what you are not afraid to think"

Don't be afraid to say what you are not afraid to think



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "Fie on the eloquence that leaves us craving itself, not things!"

Fie on the eloquence that leaves us craving itself, not things!



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "It is a rare life that remains orderly even in private."

It is a rare life that remains orderly even in private.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "He loves little who loves by rule."

He loves little who loves by rule.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "Laws are often made by fools, and even more often by men who fail in equity because they hate equality: but always by men, vain authorities who can resolve nothing."

Laws are often made by fools, and even more often by men who fail in equity because they hate equality: but always by men, vain authorities who can resolve nothing.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "The most regular and most perfect soul in the world has but too much to do to keep itself upright from being overthrown by its own weakness."

The most regular and most perfect soul in the world has but too much to do to keep itself upright from being overthrown by its own weakness.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "In my opinion, every rich man is a miser."

In my opinion, every rich man is a miser.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "Time steals away without any inconvenience."

Time steals away without any inconvenience.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "Why did I love her? Because it was her; because it was me."

Why did I love her? Because it was her; because it was me.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "God defend me from myself."

God defend me from myself.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "Love to his soul gave eyes; he knew things are not as they seem. The dream is his real life; the world around him is the dream."

Love to his soul gave eyes; he knew things are not as they seem. The dream is his real life; the world around him is the dream.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "The man who thinks he knows does not yet know what knowing is"

The man who thinks he knows does not yet know what knowing is



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "All of the days go toward death and the last one arrives there."

All of the days go toward death and the last one arrives there.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "It is a human tendency "to measure truth and error by our capacity.""

It is a human tendency "to measure truth and error by our capacity."



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "In plain truth, lying is an accursed vice. We are not men, nor have any other tie upon another, but by our word."

In plain truth, lying is an accursed vice. We are not men, nor have any other tie upon another, but by our word.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "... whoever believes anything esteems that it is a work of charity to persuade another of it."

... whoever believes anything esteems that it is a work of charity to persuade another of it.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "All I say is by way of discourse, and nothing by way of advice. I should not speak so boldly if it were my due to be believed."

All I say is by way of discourse, and nothing by way of advice. I should not speak so boldly if it were my due to be believed.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "A man must always study, but he must not always go to school: what a contemptible thing is an old abecedarian!"

A man must always study, but he must not always go to school: what a contemptible thing is an old abecedarian!



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "Women are more susceptible to pain than to pleasure."

Women are more susceptible to pain than to pleasure.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "A man must learn to endure patiently what he cannot avoid conveniently."

A man must learn to endure patiently what he cannot avoid conveniently.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "Our wisdom and deliberation for the most part follow the lead of chance."

Our wisdom and deliberation for the most part follow the lead of chance.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "It is an absolute perfection and virtually divine to know how to enjoy our being rightfully."

It is an absolute perfection and virtually divine to know how to enjoy our being rightfully.



Michel De Montaigne Quotes: "Stupidity and wisdom meet in the same centre of sentiment and resolution, in the suffering of human accidents."

Stupidity and wisdom meet in the same centre of sentiment and resolution, in the suffering of human accidents.