Nothing fixes a thing so intensely in the memory as the wish to forget it. Michel de Montaigne More Quotes by Michel de Montaigne More Quotes From Michel de Montaigne Any time and any place can be used to study: his room, a garden, is table, his bed; when alone or in company; morning and evening. His chief study will be Philosophy, that Former of good judgement and character who is privileged to be concerned with everything. Michel de Montaigne educationalmorningphilosophy Repentance is no other than a recanting of the will, and opposition to our fancies, which lead us which way they please. Michel de Montaigne repentancefancyway There is nothing so extreme that is not allowed by the custom of some nation or other. Michel de Montaigne extremescustomsnations Marriage has, for its share, usefulness, justice, honour, and constancy; a stale but more durable pleasure. Love is grounded on pleasure alone, and it is indeed more gratifying to the senses, keener and more acute; a pleasure stirred and kept alive by difficulties. There must be a sting and a smart in it. It ceases to be love if it has no shafts and no fire. Michel de Montaigne smartmarriagelove If I were a maker of books I should compile a register, with comments, of different deaths. He who should teach people to die, would teach them to live. Michel de Montaigne deathbookpeople Even in the midst of compassion we feel within I know not what tart sweet titillation of malicious pleasure in seeing others suffer; children have the same feeling. Michel de Montaigne compassionsweetchildren My errors are by now natural and incorrigible; but the good that worthy men do the public by making themselves imitable, I shall perhaps do by making myself evitable. Michel de Montaigne imitationerrorsmen I seek in books only to give myself pleasure by honest amusement; or if I study, I seek only the learning that treats of the knowledge of myself and instructs me in how to die well and live well. Michel de Montaigne educationgivingbook The first lessons with which we should irrigate his mind should be those which teach him to know himself, and to know how to die ... and to live. Michel de Montaigne educationallessonsmind I must use these great men's virtues as a cloak for my weakness. Michel de Montaigne weaknessusemen To compose our character is our duty, not to compose books, and to win, not battles and provinces, but order and tranquillity in our conduct. Michel de Montaigne winningcharacterbook To philosophize is nothing else than to prepare oneself for death. Michel de Montaigne oneselfdeath It has never occurred to me to wish for empire or royalty, nor for the eminence of those high and commanding fortunes. My aim lies not in that direction; I love myself too well. Michel de Montaigne i-love-myselfwishlying Since philosophy is the art which teaches us how to live, and since children need to learn it as much as we do at other ages, why do we not instruct them in it? Michel de Montaigne philosophychildrenart Though we may be learned by another's knowledge, we can never be wise but by our own experience. Michel de Montaigne being-wisewisemay Not because Socrates said so,... I look upon all men as my compatriots. Michel de Montaigne look-upmenlooks A man has need of tough ears to hear himself fairly judged. Michel de Montaigne earsmenneeds Every one's true worship was that which he found in use in the place where he chanced to be. Michel de Montaigne useworshipfound The plague of man is boasting of his knowledge. Michel de Montaigne plagueboastmen A man must either imitate the vicious or hate them. Michel de Montaigne vicioushatemen
