Quotes by Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

French essayist and philosopher

Lived from: 1533 - 1592

Category: Philosophers | Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagFrance

Born: 10 march 1533 Died: 13 september 1592

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  • Princes give me sufficiently if they take nothing from me, and do me much good if they do me no hurt; it is all I require of them.
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  • Rejoice in the things that are present; all else is beyond thee.
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  • Scratching is one of nature's sweetest gratifications, and the one nearest at hand.
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  • Since we cannot attain unto it, let us revenge ourselves with railing against it.
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  • Socrates thought and so do I that the wisest theory about the gods is no theory at all.
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  • Taking it all in all, I find it is more trouble to watch after money than to get it.
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  • The beauty of stature is the only beauty of men.
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  • The confidence in another man's virtue is no light evidence of a man's own, and God willingly favors such a confidence.
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  • The finest lives in my opinion are the common model, without miracle and without extravagance.
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  • The great and glorious masterpiece of man is how to live with purpose.
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  • The greatest thing in the world is to know how to be self-sufficient.
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  • The honor of the conquest is rated by the difficulty.
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  • The memory represents to us not what we choose but what it pleases.
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  • The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.
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  • The most manifest sign of wisdom is a continual cheerfulness; her state is like that in the regions above the moon, always clear and serene.
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  • The most profound joy has more of gravity than of gaiety in it.
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  • The most unhappy and frail creatures are men and yet they are the proudest.
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  • The same reason that makes us chide and brawl and fall out with any of our neighbors, causeth a war to follow between Princes.
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  • The smallest annoyances, disturb us the most.
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  • The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere, is to be nowhere.
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