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1533–1592 France
Michel de Montaigne (Michel Eyquem, lord of the manor of Montaigne, Dordogne) (28 February 1533 – 13 September 1592) was an influential French Renaissance writer, generally considered to be the inventor of the personal essay.
France Essayists Mayors Philosophers Also known as: Michel E. de Montaigne, Michel Eyquem, seigneur de Montaigne, Michel Montaigne, Montaigne, Montaigne, Michel de
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A little folly is desirable in him that will not be guilty of stupidity.
Essais (1571)
Malice sucks up the greatest part of its own venom, and poisons itself.
Essais (1571)
All that is under heaven, says the sage, runs one law and one fortune.
Essais (1571)
The day of your birth is one day’s advance towards the grave.
Essais (1571)
Nothing is so firmly believed as that which we least know.
A strong memory is commonly coupled with infirm judgment.
Essais (1571)
Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.
Essais (1571)
There is no wish more natural than the wish to know.
Essais (1571)
Whatever can be done another day can be done today.
Essais (1571)
Saying is one thing and doing is another.
Essais (1571)
We seek and offer ourselves to be gulled.
Essais (1571)
When I play with my cat, who knows if I am not a pastime to her more than she is to me?
Essais (1571)
When we see a man with bad shoes, we say it is no wonder, if he is a shoemaker.
The souls of emperors and cobblers are cast in the same mould…. The same reason that makes us wrangle with a neighbour causes a war betwixt princes.
Essais (1571)
As to fidelity, there is no animal in the world so treacherous as man. Our histories have recorded the violent pursuits that dogs have made after the murderers of their masters.
Essais (1571)
Our religion is made to eradicate vices, instead it encourages them, covers them, and nurtures them.
Learned we may be with another man’s learning: we can only be wise with wisdom of our own.
Essays (1580)
We are nearer neighbours to ourselves than whiteness to snow, or weight to stones.
I will follow the good side right to the fire, but not into it if I can help it.
Essais (1571)
No one is exempt from talking nonsense; the misfortune is to do it solemnly.
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