Michel Eyquem de Montaigne

Poverty of goods...

Poverty of goods...

Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of the mind is irreparable.

Source: In...

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Let us permit...

Let us permit...

Let us permit nature to have her way; she understands her business better than we do.

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Man is certainly...

Man is certainly...

Man is certainly stark mad. He cannot make a worm, and yet he will be making gods by the...

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The sciences and...

The sciences and...

The sciences and arts are not cast in a mold, but formed and shaped little by little, by repeated handling and...

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He who establishes...

He who establishes...

He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.

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A wise man...

A wise man...

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

Source: In Webster's...

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Dreams are the...

Dreams are the...

Dreams are the true interpreters of our inclinations; but there is art required to sort and understand...

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Let us not...

Let us not...

Let us not be ashamed to speak what we shame not to think.

Source: Essays, bk. 3,...

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It is good...

It is good...

It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.

Source: Essays, Bk....

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Whether you find...

Whether you find...

Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.

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The study of...

The study of...

The study of books is a drowsy and feeble exercise which does not warm you up.

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No one is...

No one is...

No one is exempt from talking nonsense; the misfortune is to do it solemnly.

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It is not...

It is not...

It is not the want, but rather abundance that creates avarice.

Source: In

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Every abridgement of...

Every abridgement of...

Every abridgement of a good book is a fool abridged.

Source: Essays, bk. 3, ch. 8,...

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Experience has taught...

Experience has taught...

Experience has taught me this, that we undo ourselves by impatience. Misfortunes have their life and their limits,...

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I know what...

I know what...

I know what I am fleeing from, but not what I am in search of.

Source: In

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In my opinion,...

In my opinion,...

In my opinion, the most fruitful and natural play of the mind is in conversation. I find it sweeter than any other...

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The worst of...

The worst of...

The worst of my actions or conditions seem not so ugly unto me as I find it both ugly and base not to dare to avouch...

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There is no...

There is no...

There is no course of life so weak and sottish as that which is ordered by orders, method, and...

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All the fame...

All the fame...

All the fame you should look for in life is to have lived it quietly.

Source: In

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