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Speaking is half his that speaks, and half his that hears.
Michel de Montaigne
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Michel de Montaigne
Age: 59 †
Born: 1533
Born: February 28
Died: 1592
Died: September 13
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French Moralist
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Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
Miquèu Eiquèm de Montanha
Miqueu Eiquem de Montanha
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Plenty and indigence depend upon the opinion every one has of them and riches, like glory of health, have no more beauty or pleasure than their possessor is pleaded to lend them.
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One open way of speaking introduces another open way of speaking, and draws out discoveries, like wine and love.
Michel de Montaigne
Socrates thought and so do I that the wisest theory about the gods is no theory at all.
Michel de Montaigne
How many quarrels, and how important, has the doubt as to the meaning of this syllable Hoc produced for the world!
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The great and glorious masterpiece of humanity is to know how to live with a purpose.
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Is it reasonable that even the arts should take advantage of and profit by our natural stupidity and feebleness of mind?
Michel de Montaigne
Who does not in some sort live to others, does not live much to himself.
Michel de Montaigne
There is nothing so noble and so right as to play our human life well and fitly, nor anything so difficult to learn as how to livethis life well and according to Nature.
Michel de Montaigne
Some, either from being glued to vice by a natural attachment, or from long habit, no longer recognize its ugliness.
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Marriage, a market which has nothing free but the entrance.
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Nor is it enough to toughen up his soul you must also toughen up his muscles.
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There is no doubt that Greek and Latin are great and handsome ornaments, but we buy them too dear.
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Can anything be imagined so ridiculous that this miserable and wretched creature, who is not so much as master of himself, but subject to the injuries of all things, should call himself master and emperor of the world, of which he has not power to know the least part, much less to command the whole?
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It is the mind that maketh good or ill, That maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor.
Michel de Montaigne
Necessity is a violent school-mistress.
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There is nothing on which men are commonly more intent than on making a way for their opinions.
Michel de Montaigne
To say less of yourself than is true is stupidity, not modesty. To pay yourself less than you are worth is cowardice and pusillanimity.
Michel de Montaigne
Who is only good that others may know it, and that he may be the better esteemed when 'tis known, who will do well but upon condition that his virtue may be known to men, is one from whom much service is not to be expected.
Michel de Montaigne
It needs courage to be afraid.
Michel de Montaigne
It is easier to sacrifice great than little things.
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