Every one rushes elsewhere and into the future, because no one wants to face one’s own inner self.
MICHEL DE MONTAIGNEPoverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of soul, impossible.
More Michel de Montaigne Quotes
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Few men have been admired of their familiars.
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Rejoice in the things that are present; all else is beyond thee.
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I have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself.
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My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.
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I speak the truth not so much as I would, but as much as I dare, and I dare a little more as I grow older.
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We can be knowledgable with other men’s knowledge but we cannot be wise with other men’s wisdom.
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How many things we held yesterday as articles of faith which today we tell as fables.
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I care not so much what I am to others as what I am to myself. I will be rich by myself, and not by borrowing.
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A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can.
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I know well what I am fleeing from but not what I am in search of.
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I do not speak the minds of others except to speak my own mind better.
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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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There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.
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There is no desire more natural than the desire for knowledge.
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The prank of a page- boy, the blunder of a servant, a bit of table talk – they are all part of the curriculum.
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