The confidence in another man’s virtue is no light evidence of a man’s own, and God willingly favors such a confidence.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNEThe prank of a page- boy, the blunder of a servant, a bit of table talk – they are all part of the curriculum.
More Michel de Montaigne Quotes
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I do myself a greater injury in lying than I do him of whom I tell a lie.
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Death, they say, acquits us of all obligations.
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Stubborn and ardent clinging to one’s opinion is the best proof of stupidity.
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There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.
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Confidence in others’ honesty is no light testimony of one’s own integrity.
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I prefer the company of peasants because they have not been educated sufficiently to reason incorrectly.
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An untempted woman cannot boast of her chastity.
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I set forth a humble and inglorious life; that does not matter. You can tie up all moral philosophy with a common and private life just as well as with a life of richer stuff. Each man bears the entire form of man’s estate.
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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.
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I have often seen people uncivil by too much civility, and tiresome in their courtesy.
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A straight oar looks bent in the water. What matters is not merely that we see things but how we see them.
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She will do this job perfectly for you; don’t bother your head about it.
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I quote others only in order the better to express myself.
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One may be humble out of pride.
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Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of soul, impossible.
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