Michel de Montaigne Quotes

French - Philosopher | February 28, 1533 - September 13, 1592

The world is all a carcass and vanity, The shadow of a shadow, a play And in one word, just nothing.

Michel de Montaigne

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A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.

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Stubborn and ardent clinging to one's opinion is the best proof of stupidity.

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I study myself more than any other subject. That is my metaphysics, that is my physics.

Michel de Montaigne

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The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them... Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.

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If you press me to say why I loved him, I can say no more than because he was he, and I was I.

Michel de Montaigne

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There is not much less vexation in the government of a private family than in the managing of an entire state.

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Ignorance is the softest pillow on which a man can rest his head.

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A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.

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If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love.

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There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.

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

Michel de Montaigne

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