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Michel de Montaigne Quotes

«My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.»
«He who fears will suffer, he already suffers from his fear.»
«I have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself.»
«A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can.»
«If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love.»
«Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of soul, impossible.»
«Nothing fixes a thing so intensely in the memory as the wish to forget it.»
«We can be knowledgeable with other men's knowledge, but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom.»
«The value of life is not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them; a man may live long yet very little.»
Author: Michel de Montaigne (Philosopher, Writer) | About: Life | Keywords: length
«I speak the truth not so much as I would, but as much as I dare, and I dare a little more as I grow older»
Author: Michel de Montaigne (Philosopher, Writer) | About: Truth | Keywords: dare, older

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