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The most universal quality is diversity.
Michel de Montaigne
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Michel de Montaigne
Age: 59 †
Born: 1533
Born: February 28
Died: 1592
Died: September 13
Autobiographer
Essayist
French Moralist
Jurist
Philosopher
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Politician
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Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
Miquèu Eiquèm de Montanha
Miqueu Eiquem de Montanha
Diversity
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Quality
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Thus we should beware of clinging to vulgar opinions, and judge things by reason's way, not by popular say.
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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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A man may be humble through vainglory.
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We are, I know not how, double in ourselves, so that what we believe we disbelieve, and cannot rid ourselves of what we condemn.
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The honor we receive from those that fear us, is not honor those respects are paid to royalty and not to me.
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There is some shadow of delight and delicacy which smiles upon and flatters us even in the very lap of melancholy.
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The daughter-in-law of Pythagoras said that a woman who goes to bed with a man ought to lay aside her modesty with her skirt, and put it on again with her petticoat
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There is indeed a certain sense of gratification when we do a good deed that gives us inward satisfaction, and a generous pride that accompanies a good conscience…These testimonies of a good conscience are pleasant and such a natural pleasure is very beneficial to us it is the only payment that can never fail. “On Repentance
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The reverse side of truth has a hundred thousand shapes and no defined limits.
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Habit is a second nature.
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Seeing that the Senses cannot decide our dispute, being themselves full of uncertainty, we must have recourse to Reason there is no reason but must be built upon another reason: so here we are retreating backwards to infinity.
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Friendship is the highest degree of perfection in society.
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For table-talk, I prefer the pleasant and witty before the learned and the grave in bed, beauty before goodness.
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If I am to serve as an instrument of deceit, at least let it be with a clear conscience. I do not want to be considered either so affectionate or so loyal a servant as to be found fit to betray anyone.
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True it is that she who escapeth safe and unpolluted from out the school of freedom, giveth more confidence of herself than she who comet sound out of the school of severity and restraint.
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To honor him whom we have made is far from honoring him that hath made us.
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Authors communicate with the people by some special extrinsic mark I am the first to do so by my entire being, as Michel de Montaigne.
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If I speak of myself in different ways, that is because I look at myself in different ways.
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The continuous work of our life is to build death.
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Every movement reveals us.
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