Famous Quotes / Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
187 Quotations by Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
- 121. Souls that are regular and strong of themselves are rare.
- 122. Taking it all in all, I find it is more trouble to watch after money than to get it.
- 123. The Ancient Mariner said to Neptune during a great storm, "0 God, you will save me if you wish, but ...
- 124. The beauty of stature is the only beauty of men.
- 125. The clearest sign of wisdom is continued cheerfulness.
- 126. The confidence in another man's virtue is no light evidence of a man's own, and God willingly favors ...
- 127. The desire for riches is more sharpened by their use than by their need. Pleasing all: a mark that c ...
- 128. The finest lives in my opinion are the common model, without miracle and without extravagance.
- 129. The great and glorious masterpiece of man is how to live with a purpose.
- 130. The greatest thing in the world is to know how to be self-sufficient.
- 131. The honor of the conquest is rated by the difficulty.
- 132. The memory represents to us not what we choose but what it pleases.
- 133. The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.
- 134. The most manifest sign of wisdom is a continual cheerfulness; her state is like that in the regions ...
- 135. The most profound joy has more of gravity than of gaiety in it.
- 136. The most unhappy and frail creatures are men and yet they are the proudest.
- 137. The most universal quality is diversity.
- 138. The same reason that makes us chide and brawl and fall out with any of our neighbors, causeth a war ...
- 139. The smallest annoyances, disturb us the most.
- 140. The soul that has no established aim loses itself.