Michel de Montaigne Quotes - Page 5

• Every movement reveals us.

  Michel de Montaigne

  Movement

  Michel de Montaigne (1958). “Complete Essays”, p.219, Stanford University Press

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• Age imprints more wrinkles in the mind than it does on the face.

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  Time, Wrinkles, Mind

  Michel de Montaigne (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Michel de Montaigne (Illustrated)”, p.1055, Delphi Classics

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• The wise man lives as long as he ought, not so long as he can.

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  Wise, Men, Long

  Michel de Montaigne, George Savile Marquis of Halifax (1743). “Montaigne's Essays in Three Books: With Notes and Quotations. And an Account of the Author's Life. With a Short Character of the Author and Translator”, p.22

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• The conduct of our lives is the true mirror of our doctrine.

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  Mirrors, Example, Doctrine

  Michel de Montaigne, Charles Cotton (1711). “Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne: In Three Books with Marginal Notes and Quotations. And an Account of the Author's Life. With a Short Character of the Author and Translator,”, p.231

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• It is in the enjoyment and not in mere possession that makes for happiness.

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  Possession, Enjoyment, Mere

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• Other people do not see you at all, but guess at you by uncertain conjectures.

  Michel de Montaigne

  People, Conjecture, Uncertain

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• Lying is a terrible vice, it testifies that one despises God, but fears men.

  Michel de Montaigne

  God, Lying, Men

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• I neither complain of the past, nor do I fear the future.

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  Future, Past, Complaining

  Michel de Montaigne (1872). “All the Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne”, p.678

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• I want death to find me planting my cabbages, but careless of death, and still more of my unfinished garden.

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  Garden, Want, Cabbage

  Michel de Montaigne (1958). “Complete Essays”, p.62, Stanford University Press

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• I know that the arms of friendship are long enough to reach from the one end of the world to the other

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  Long, World, Arms

  Michel de Montaigne (2015). “Montaigne's Essays: Top Essays”, p.999, 谷月社

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• Death pays all debts.

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  Death, Atheism, Pay

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• I would rather be old for a shorter time than be old before my time.

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  Self, Age, Lifetime

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• The most evident token and apparent sign of true wisdom is a constant and unconstrained rejoicing.

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  Rejoice, Constant, True Wisdom

  Michel de Montaigne (1904). “Great Essays by Montaigne, Sidney, Milton, Cowley, Disraeli, Lamb, Irving, Lowell, Jefferies, and Others”

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• Whoever will be cured of ignorance, let him confess it.

  Michel de Montaigne

  Ignorance

  Michel de Montaigne (1946). “The essays”

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• We commend a horse for his strength, and sureness of foot, and not for his rich caparisons; a greyhound for his share of heels, not for his fine collar; a hawk for her wing, not for her jesses and bells. Why, in like manner, do we not value a man for what is properly his own? He has a great train, a beautiful palace, so much credit, so many thousand pounds a year, and all these are about him, but not in him.

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  Beautiful, Appreciation, Horse

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• In my opinion, the most fruitful and natural play of the mind is conversation. I find it sweeter than any other action in life; and if I were forced to choose, I think I would rather lose my sight than my hearing and voice. The study of books is a drowsy and feeble exercise which does not warm you up.

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  War, Book, Exercise

  "The Autobiography of Michel de Montaigne".

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• No one but yourself knows whether you are cowardly and cruel, or loyal and devout; others do not see you; they surmise you by uncertain conjectures; they perceive not so much your nature as your art.

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  Art, Loyal, Conjecture

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• When I am attached by gloomy thoughts, nothing helps me so much as running to my books. They quickly absorb me and banish the clouds from my mind.

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  Depression, Running, Book

  Michel de Montaigne (1956). “Autobiography: Comprising the Life of the Wisest Man of His Times ...”

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• He who is not sure of his memory, should not undertake the trade of lying.

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  Honesty, Memories, Lying

  Attributed to "Essais" by Michel de Montaigne, Book I, Ch. 9, 1595.

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• When a Roman was returning from a trip, he used to send someone ahead to let his wife know, so as not to surprise her in the act.

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  Marriage, Wife, Surprise

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• He that is a friend to himself, know; he is a friend to all.

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  Knows

  Michel de Montaigne (1903*). “Essays of Montaigne”

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• Not being able to govern events, I govern myself, and apply myself to them if they will not apply themselves to me.

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  Expectations, Temptation, Able

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

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• One should always have one's boots on and be ready to leave.

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  Death, Boots, Should

  'Essais' (1580) bk. 1, ch. 20.

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• No pleasure is fully delightful without communications, and no delight absolute except imparted.

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  Communication, Delight, Pleasure

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• Learning is a good medicine: but no medicine is powerful enough to preserve itself from taint and corruption independently of defects in the jar that it is kept in. One man sees clearly but does not see straight: consequently he sees what is good but fails to follow it; he sees knowledge and does not use it.

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  Powerful, Educational, Men

  Michel de Montaigne (1991). “The essays of Michel de Montaigne”, Lane, Allen

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