Michel de Montaigne Quotes About Earth

Quotes about: Earth

• The world is but a school of inquisition; it is not who shall enter the ring, but who shall run the best courses.

  Michel de Montaigne

  Running, School, World

  Michel de Montaigne (2015). “Montaigne's Essays: Top Essays”, p.952, 谷月社

• The world is but a perennial movement. All things in it are in constant motion-the earth, the rocks of the Caucasus, the pyramids of Egypt-both with the common motion and with their own.

  Michel de Montaigne

  Rocks, Egypt, Pyramids

  Michel de Montaigne (2003). “The Complete Works: Essays, Travel Journal, Letters”, Everyman's Library

• Physicians have this advantage: the sun lights their success and the earth covers their failures.

  Michel de Montaigne

  Light, Physicians, Earth

  "Essais" by Michel de Montaigne, Book II, Ch. 37, 1595.

• Water, earth, air, fire, and the other parts of this structure of mine are no more instruments of your life than instruments of your death. Why do you fear your last day? It contributes no more to your death than each of the others. The last step does not cause the fatigue, but reveals it. All days travel toward death, the last one reaches it.

  Michel de Montaigne

  Death, Fear, Fire

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