Michel de Montaigne Quotes

Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne
French Philosopher
Born: Feb 28, 1533
Died: Sep 13, 1592
Good Life Man Me Myself You
Related authors: Albert Camus Blaise Pascal Henri Bergson Jean-Jacques Rousseau Jean-Paul Sartre Montesquieu Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Simone Weil
A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband. Michel de Montaigne
Good Marriage Wife Husband Good Marriage Would Would-Be Between Blind Deaf
Nothing fixes a thing so intensely in the memory as the wish to forget it. Michel de Montaigne
Memory Wish Nothing Forget Intensely Thing
My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened. Michel de Montaigne
Life My Life Has-Been Misfortunes Never Most Terrible Been Happened Which Full
If you press me to say why I loved him, I can say no more than because he was he, and I was I. Michel de Montaigne
Me You Valentines Day Say Press I Can More He Him Because Than Loved Why
The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them... Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will. Michel de Montaigne
Life You Value Of Life Will Value Find Lies Tale Days Make Years Depends Whether Length Them Use Your Satisfaction
Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out. Michel de Montaigne
Marriage Desperate Birds Those Out Inside Sees Outside Cage Like Equally Get
He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak. Michel de Montaigne
Noise Argument Weak He Command His Reason Who Shows
The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness. Michel de Montaigne
Wisdom Sign Most Cheerfulness Certain
Ignorance is the softest pillow on which a man can rest his head. Michel de Montaigne
Man Ignorance Rest Head Pillow His Which
Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself. Michel de Montaigne
Yourself Others Give Lend
In nine lifetimes, you'll never know as much about your cat as your cat knows about you. Michel de Montaigne
You Nine About Cat Lifetimes Never Know Knows Much Your
He who fears he shall suffer, already suffers what he fears. Michel de Montaigne
Fears Shall He Who Suffer Suffers
Rejoice in the things that are present; all else is beyond thee. Michel de Montaigne
Else Beyond Thee Things Present Rejoice
If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love. Michel de Montaigne
Love Friendship Good Marriage Good Marriage Rather Because Than Such A Thing Resembles Thing
There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees. Michel de Montaigne
Conversation Everybody Boring More Than Where Agree
I prefer the company of peasants because they have not been educated sufficiently to reason incorrectly. Michel de Montaigne
Education Because Educated Been Prefer Reason Company Sufficiently Peasants Incorrectly
There are some defeats more triumphant than victories. Michel de Montaigne
Failure Some Triumphant More Than Victories Defeats
Nothing is so firmly believed as what we least know. Michel de Montaigne
Nothing Firmly Know Least Believed
A straight oar looks bent in the water. What matters is not merely that we see things but how we see them. Michel de Montaigne
Water Matters Bent Oar See Merely Looks How Straight Them Things
We can be knowledgable with other men's knowledge but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom. Michel de Montaigne
Wisdom Knowledge Wise Men Other We Cannot Cannot
Every man bears the whole stamp of the human condition. Michel de Montaigne
Man Every Bears Condition Human Human Condition Stamp Whole Every Man
When I play with my cat, who knows whether she is not amusing herself with me more than I with her. Michel de Montaigne
Me Herself More Cat She Knows Than Whether Who Play Her Amusing
I quote others only in order the better to express myself. Michel de Montaigne
Myself Better Others Only Order Quote Express
If you don't know how to die, don't worry; Nature will tell you what to do on the spot, fully and adequately. She will do this job perfectly for you; don't bother your head about it. Michel de Montaigne
Death Nature You Will Job Worry Adequately Tell About Bother Head Perfectly Know She Spot How Die Your Fully
It is not death, it is dying that alarms me. Michel de Montaigne
Death Me Dying Alarm
It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others. Michel de Montaigne
Good Intelligence Others Our Polish Brain Against Rub
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