Michel de Montaigne Quotes About Integrity

Quotes about: Integrity

• Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.

  Michel de Montaigne

  Life, Integrity, Law Of Attraction

  Michel de Montaigne (2015). “Montaigne's Essays: Top Essays”, p.679, 谷月社

• It takes strong ears indeed to hear ourselves judged frankly, and because there are few who can endure criticism without being stung by it, those who venture to criticize us perform a remarkable act of friendship. For it is a healthy love that will risk wounding or offending in order to profer a benefit.

  Michel de Montaigne

  Love, Strong, Honesty

• As for our pupils talk, let his virtue and his sense of right and wrong shine through it and have no guide but reason. Make him understand that confessing an error which he discovers in his own argument even when he alone has noticed it is an act of justice and integrity, which are the main qualities he pursues; stubbornness and rancour are vulgar qualities, visible in common souls whereas to think again, to change one's mind and to give up a bad case on the heat of the argument are rare qualities showing strength and wisdom.

  Michel de Montaigne

  Giving Up, Integrity, Educational

• I will follow the right side even to the fire, but excluding the fire if I can.

  Michel de Montaigne

  Integrity, Fire, Sides

  Michel de Montaigne (2013). “Michel de Montaigne: Selected Essays”, p.161, Courier Corporation

• Confidence in others' honesty is no light testimony of one's own integrity.

  Michel de Montaigne

  Confidence, Honesty, Integrity

  Michel de Montaigne (1907). “The Essays”

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