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There is indeed a certain sen...

There is indeed a certain sense of gratification when we do a good deed that gives us inward satisfaction, and a generous pride that accompanies a good conscience…These testimonies of a good conscience are pleasant; and such a natural pleasure is very beneficial to us; it is the only payment that can never fail. “On Repentance

Michel Eyquem De Montaig 1193 quotes

The pleasure we hold in estee...

The pleasure we hold in esteem for the course of our lives ought to have a greater share of our time dedicated to it; we should refuse no occasion nor omit any opportunity of drinking, and always have it in our minds.

Michel Eyquem De Montaig 1193 quotes

Learning is not to be tacked ...

Learning is not to be tacked to the mind, but we must fuse and blend them together, not merely giving the mind a slight tincture, but a thorough and perfect dye. And if we perceive no evident change and improvement, it would be better to leave it alone; learning is a dangerous weapon, and apt to wound its master if it be wielded by a feeble hand, and by one not well acquainted with its use.

Michel Eyquem De Montaig 1193 quotes

I do not know whether I would...

I do not know whether I would not like much better to have produced one perfectly formed child by intercourse with the muses than by intercourse with my wife.

Michel Eyquem De Montaig 1193 quotes

Who so hath his mind on takin...

Who so hath his mind on taking, hath it no more on what he taketh.

Michel Eyquem De Montaig 1193 quotes

Dreams are faithful interpret...

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

Michel Eyquem De Montaig 1193 quotes

Virtue cannot be followed but...

Virtue cannot be followed but for herself, and if one sometimes borrows her mask to some other purpose, she presently pulls it away again.

Michel Eyquem De Montaig 1193 quotes

Authors communicate with the ...

Authors communicate with the people by some special extrinsic mark; I am the first to do so by my entire being, as Michel de Montaigne.

Michel Eyquem De Montaig 1193 quotes

Our truth of nowadays is not ...

Our truth of nowadays is not what is, but what others can be convinced of; just as we call "money" not only that which is legal, but also any counterfeit that will pass.

Michel Eyquem De Montaig 1193 quotes

A lady could not boast of her...

A lady could not boast of her chastity who was never tempted.

Michel Eyquem De Montaig 1193 quotes

If people must be talking abo...

If people must be talking about me, I would have it to be truthfully and justly. I would willingly return from the next world to contradict any person who described me other than I was, although he did it to honour me.

Michel Eyquem De Montaig 1193 quotes

Every man may speak truly, bu...

Every man may speak truly, but to speak methodically, prudently, and fully is a talent that few men have.

Michel Eyquem De Montaig 1193 quotes

I do not correct my first ima...

I do not correct my first imaginings by my second--well, yes, perhaps a word or so, but only to vary, not to delete. I want to represent the course of my humors and I want people to see each part at its birth.

Michel Eyquem De Montaig 1193 quotes

I had rather fashion my mind ...

I had rather fashion my mind than furnish it.

Michel Eyquem De Montaig 1193 quotes

Habit is second nature. ...

Habit is second nature.

Michel Eyquem De Montaig 1193 quotes

We are nearer neighbors to ou...

We are nearer neighbors to ourselves than the whiteness of snow or the weight of stones are to us: if man does not know himself, how should he know his functions and powers?

Michel Eyquem De Montaig 1193 quotes

Wonder is the foundation of a...

Wonder is the foundation of all philosophy, inquiry the progress, ignorance the end.

Michel Eyquem De Montaig 1193 quotes

One open way of speaking intr...

One open way of speaking introduces another open way of speaking, and draws out discoveries, like wine and love.

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It is the part of cowardice, ...

It is the part of cowardice, not of courage, to go and crouch in a hole under a massive tomb, to avoid the blows of fortune.

Michel Eyquem De Montaig 1193 quotes

Of all human and ancient opin...

Of all human and ancient opinions concerning religion, that seems to me the most likely and most excusable, that acknowledged God as an incomprehensible power, the original and preserver of all things, all goodness, all perfection, receiving and taking in good part the honour and reverence that man paid him, under what method, name, or ceremonies soever.

Michel Eyquem De Montaig 1193 quotes

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