I seek in the reading of books, only to please myself, by an honest diversion. Michel de Montaigne More Quotes by Michel de Montaigne More Quotes From Michel de Montaigne It is not necessity but abundance which produces greed. Michel de Montaigne abundanceproducegreed Every man has within himself the entire human condition Michel de Montaigne human-conditionhumansmen Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul. Michel de Montaigne memorial-dayveterans-daycourage Make your educational laws strict and your criminal ones can be gentle; but if you leave youth its liberty you will have to dig dungeons for ages. Michel de Montaigne disciplineeducationallaw Confidence in the goodness of another is good proof of one's own goodness. Michel de Montaigne confidencephilosophicalgoodness When all is summed up, a man never speaks of himself without loss; his accusations of himself are always believed; his praises never. Michel de Montaigne lost-friendshiplossmen It is in vain that we get upon stilts, for once on them, it is still with our legs that we must walk. And on the highest throne in the world we are still sitting on our own ass. Michel de Montaigne thronesvanitysitting I know that the arms of friendship are long enough to reach from the one end of the world to the other Michel de Montaigne armslongworld There is no man so good, who, were he to submit all his thoughts and actions to the laws, would not deserve hanging ten times in his life. Michel de Montaigne humilitymenlife My home...It is my retreat and resting place from wars, I try to keep this corner as a haven against the tempest outside, as I do another corner in my soul. Michel de Montaigne soulhomewar It is the mind that maketh good or ill, That maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor. Michel de Montaigne rich-or-poorfearattitude No one but yourself knows whether you are cowardly and cruel, or loyal and devout; others do not see you; they surmise you by uncertain conjectures; they perceive not so much your nature as your art. Michel de Montaigne conjectureloyalart Wise men have more to learn of fools than fools of wise men. Michel de Montaigne foolwisemen A man should ever, as much as in him lieth, be ready booted to take his journey, and above all things look he have then nothing to do but with himself. Michel de Montaigne journeymentravel Valor is strength, not of legs and arms, but of heart and soul; it consists not in the worth of our horse or our weapons, but in our own. Michel de Montaigne horsesoulheart Once conform, once do what others do because they do it, and a kind of lethargy steals over all the finer senses of the soul. Michel de Montaigne being-yourselffreedominspirational If you press me to say why I loved him, I can say no more than it was because he was he, and I was I. Michel de Montaigne lovefriendshiplife Kings and philosophers defecate, and so do ladies. Michel de Montaigne philosopherkings Nothing is so firmly believed as what we least know. Michel de Montaigne atheismpoliticalreligion It is only certain that there is nothing certain, and that nothing is more miserable or more proud than man. Michel de Montaigne proudmenscience
