Michel de Montaigne: Quotes & Facts
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Reference, Almanacs & Trivia, Trivia
| Author: | Blago Kirov | ISBN: | 9788822857514 |
| Publisher: | Blago Kirov | Publication: | October 19, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Blago Kirov |
| ISBN: | 9788822857514 |
| Publisher: | Blago Kirov |
| Publication: | October 19, 2016 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
This book is an anthology of quotes from Michel de Montaigne and selected facts about Michel de Montaigne:
“A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.”
“A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.”
“A wise man never loses anything if he have himself.”
“Ambition is not a vice of little people.”
“Covetousness is both the beginning and the end of the devil's alphabet - the first vice in corrupt nature that moves, and the last which dies.”
“Even on the highest throne in the world, we are still sitting on our ass.”
“He who is not very strong in memory should not meddle with lying.”
“He who would teach men to die would teach them to live.”
“In my opinion, every rich man is a miser.”
“Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.”
“Let no man be ashamed to speak what he is not ashamed to think.”
“My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.”
“My trade and art is to live.”
“Old age puts more wrinkles in our minds than on our faces.”
“Rejoice in the things that are present; all else is beyond thee.”
“The beautiful souls are they that are universal, open, and ready for all things.”
This book is an anthology of quotes from Michel de Montaigne and selected facts about Michel de Montaigne:
“A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.”
“A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.”
“A wise man never loses anything if he have himself.”
“Ambition is not a vice of little people.”
“Covetousness is both the beginning and the end of the devil's alphabet - the first vice in corrupt nature that moves, and the last which dies.”
“Even on the highest throne in the world, we are still sitting on our ass.”
“He who is not very strong in memory should not meddle with lying.”
“He who would teach men to die would teach them to live.”
“In my opinion, every rich man is a miser.”
“Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.”
“Let no man be ashamed to speak what he is not ashamed to think.”
“My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.”
“My trade and art is to live.”
“Old age puts more wrinkles in our minds than on our faces.”
“Rejoice in the things that are present; all else is beyond thee.”
“The beautiful souls are they that are universal, open, and ready for all things.”
