Michel De Montaigne Quotes

He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.

~ Michel de Montaigne

Argument Command He His Noise Reason Shows Weak Who

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He who fears he shall suffer, already suffers what he fears.

~ Michel de Montaigne

Fears He Shall Suffer Suffers Who

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How many condemnations I have witnessed more criminal than the crime!

~ Michel de Montaigne

Crime Criminal How Many More Than Witnessed

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How many things we held yesterday as articles of faith which today we tell as fables.

~ Michel de Montaigne

Articles Fables Faith Held How Many Tell Things Today Which Yesterday

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I care not so much what I am to others as what I am to myself. I will be rich by myself, and not by borrowing.

~ Michel de Montaigne

Am Borrowing Care I Am I Care Much Myself Others Rich Will

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I do myself a greater injury in lying than I do him of whom I tell a lie.

~ Michel de Montaigne

Greater Him Injury Lie Lying Myself Tell Than Whom

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I do not speak the minds of others except to speak my own mind better.

~ Michel de Montaigne

Better Except Mind Minds My Own Others Own Speak

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I have never seen a greater monster or miracle in the world than myself.

~ Michel de Montaigne

Greater Miracle Monster Myself Never Seen Than World

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I have often seen people uncivil by too much civility, and tiresome in their courtesy.

~ Michel de Montaigne

Civility Courtesy Much Often People Seen Tiresome Too Too Much

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I know well what I am fleeing from but not what I am in search of.

~ Michel de Montaigne

Am Fleeing I Am Know Search Well

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I prefer the company of peasants because they have not been educated sufficiently to reason incorrectly.

~ Michel de Montaigne

Because Been Company Educated Incorrectly Peasants Prefer Reason Sufficiently

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I put forward formless and unresolved notions, as do those who publish doubtful questions to debate in the schools, not to establish the truth but to seek it.

~ Michel de Montaigne

Debate Doubtful Establish Forward Notions Publish Put Questions Schools Seek Those Truth Unresolved Who

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I quote others only in order the better to express myself.

~ Michel de Montaigne

Better Express Myself Only Order Others Quote

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I set forth a humble and inglorious life; that does not matter. You can tie up all moral philosophy with a common and private life just as well as with a life of richer stuff. Each man bears the entire form of man's estate.

~ Michel de Montaigne

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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.

~ Michel de Montaigne

Dare Grow Little More Much Older Speak Truth Would

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I study myself more than any other subject. That is my metaphysics, that is my physics.

~ Michel de Montaigne

Any Metaphysics More Myself Other Physics Study Subject Than

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I write to keep from going mad from the contradictions I find among mankind - and to work some of those contradictions out for myself.

~ Michel de Montaigne

Among Contradictions Find Going I Write Keep Mad Mankind Myself Out Some Those Work Write

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If a man should importune me to give a reason why I loved him, I find it could no otherwise be expressed, than by making answer: because it was he, because it was I.

~ Michel de Montaigne

Answer Because Could Expressed Find Give He Him Loved Making Man Me Otherwise Reason Should Than Why

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If a man urge me to tell wherefore I loved him, I feel it cannot be expressed but by answering: Because it was he, because it was myself.

~ Michel de Montaigne

Answering Because Cannot Expressed Feel He Him I Feel Loved Man Me Myself Tell Urge

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If ordinary people complain that I speak too much of myself, I complain that they do not even think of themselves.

~ Michel de Montaigne

Complain Even Much Myself Ordinary Ordinary People People Speak Themselves Think Too Too Much

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