Michel de Montaigne Quotes

It is a sign of contraction of the mind when it is content, or of weariness. A spirited mind never stops within itself; it is always aspiring and going beyond its strength.

Michel de Montaigne

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: philosopher
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: February 28, 1533 - September 13, 1592

Topics

StrengthMindBeyondNeverWithin

That's like - my thing is I'm always like, 'Oh, white men are ruining everything,' and Max's dad is like... don't say that in front of your son.

Jennifer Konner

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There are all sorts of people who will say disobliging things about me. I don't mind that. I would rather people said, 'This is a man that sticks to his principles, not a man who's worried about popularity.'

Michael Gove

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One often learns more from ten days of agony than ten years of contentment.

Merle Shain

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Simple people have much to offer. We, too, in return, must give to them to the best of our abilities. We must, with all our heart, try to help them acquire what they truly deserve.

Simin Daneshvar

HeartBestSimplePeopleHelpTry

I don't hate anyone. I just see the evil some pretend doesn't exist.

Tomi Lahren

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A promising young man should go into politics so that he can go on promising for the rest of his life.

Robert Byrne

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I bought a restaurant - that was pretty expensive.

Lukas Forchhammer

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I did standup while still working for Johnny Carson in the mid-'60s, thus gaining the advantage of at least getting laughs from him about how I hadn't the night before.

Dick Cavett

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I have always hired people of different ages. Young people and older people. People in their 70s and in their 20s. People who are fully capable of talking back to me.

Donna Shalala

PeopleMeTalkingBackYoungAlways

Carl, Dennis and Brian are brothers, and Mike Love's a cousin.

Bruce Johnston

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As scary as it is, we have to admit that there are folks in the world who only know the Roots as 'the band on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.''

Phoebe Robinson

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Elections should be held on April 16th- the day after we pay our income taxes. That is one of the few things that might discourage politicians from being big spenders.

Thomas Sowell

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