Michel de Montaigne
View AuthorNobody is free from saying foolish things, the bad thing is saying them emphatically.
Michel de Montaigne
View AuthorThe main occupation of my life consists of having the best time possible.
Michel de Montaigne
View AuthorThe word is half of the one who pronounces it, and half of the one who listens.
Michel de Montaigne
View AuthorThe surest sign of wisdom is constant serenity.
Michel de Montaigne
View AuthorI do not find myself when I search the most. I find myself by surprise when I least expect it.
Michel de Montaigne
View AuthorThe clearest proof of wisdom is continuous joy.
Michel de Montaigne
View AuthorCowardice is the mother of cruelty.
Michel de Montaigne
View AuthorThe best marriage would be one that brought together a blind wife with a deaf husband.
Michel de Montaigne
View AuthorEvery virtue only needs one man; but friendship needs two.
Michel de Montaigne
View AuthorThe wrinkles of the spirit make us older than those of the face.
Michel de Montaigne
View AuthorTo judge great and noble things, it is necessary to possess a soul equally great and noble.
Michel de Montaigne
View AuthorTrue freedom consists of absolute self-mastery.