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A man must always study, but he must not always go to school: what a contemptible thing is an old abecedarian!

A man must always study, but he must not always go to school: what a contemptible thing is an old abecedarian!

Michel de Montaigne
School, Men, Study
Michel de Montaigne, William Hazlitt (1860). “The Works of Michael de Montaigne: Comprising His Essays, Letters, and Journey Through Germany and Italy”, p.352

The conduct of our lives is the true mirror of our doctrine.

Michel de Montaigne
Mirrors, Example, Doctrine
Michel de Montaigne, Charles Cotton (1711). “Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne: In Three Books with Marginal Notes and Quotations. And an Account of the Author's Life. With a Short Character of the Author and Translator,”, p.231

Age imprints more wrinkles in the mind than it does on the face.

Michel de Montaigne
Time, Wrinkles, Mind
Michel de Montaigne (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Michel de Montaigne (Illustrated)”, p.1055, Delphi Classics

When I am attached by gloomy thoughts, nothing helps me so much as running to my books. They quickly absorb me and banish the clouds from my mind.

Michel de Montaigne
Depression, Running, Book
Michel de Montaigne (1956). “Autobiography: Comprising the Life of the Wisest Man of His Times ...”

No one but yourself knows whether you are cowardly and cruel, or loyal and devout; others do not see you; they surmise you by uncertain conjectures; they perceive not so much your nature as your art.

Michel de Montaigne
Art, Loyal, Conjecture

The wise man lives as long as he ought, not so long as he can.

Michel de Montaigne
Wise, Men, Long
Michel de Montaigne, George Savile Marquis of Halifax (1743). “Montaigne's Essays in Three Books: With Notes and Quotations. And an Account of the Author's Life. With a Short Character of the Author and Translator”, p.22

He that is a friend to himself, know; he is a friend to all.

Michel de Montaigne
Knows
Michel de Montaigne (1903*). “Essays of Montaigne”

My home...It is my retreat and resting place from wars, I try to keep this corner as a haven against the tempest outside, as I do another corner in my soul.

Michel de Montaigne
War, Home, Soul

I want death to find me planting my cabbages, but careless of death, and still more of my unfinished garden.

Michel de Montaigne
Garden, Want, Cabbage
Michel de Montaigne (1958). “Complete Essays”, p.62, Stanford University Press

I neither complain of the past, nor do I fear the future.

Michel de Montaigne
Future, Past, Complaining
Michel de Montaigne (1872). “All the Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne”, p.678

I know that the arms of friendship are long enough to reach from the one end of the world to the other

Michel de Montaigne
Long, World, Arms
Michel de Montaigne (2015). “Montaigne's Essays: Top Essays”, p.999, 谷月社

Every movement reveals us.

Michel de Montaigne
Movement
Michel de Montaigne (1958). “Complete Essays”, p.219, Stanford University Press

All we do is to look after the opinions and learning of others: we ought to make them our own.

Michel de Montaigne
Looks, Opinion, Ought
Michel de Montaigne (1991). “The essays of Michel de Montaigne”, Lane, Allen

Kings and philosophers defecate, and so do ladies.

Michel de Montaigne
Kings, Philosopher
Michel de Montaigne (1958). “Essays”

In my opinion, every rich man is a miser.

Michel de Montaigne
Men, Opinion, Rich
"Essais" by Michel de Montaigne, Book I, Ch. 14, 1595.

I would rather be old for a shorter time than be old before my time.

Michel de Montaigne
Self, Age, Lifetime

Other people do not see you at all, but guess at you by uncertain conjectures.

Michel de Montaigne
People, Conjecture, Uncertain

Lying is a terrible vice, it testifies that one despises God, but fears men.

Michel de Montaigne
God, Lying, Men

I say that male and female are cast in the same mold; except for education and habits, the difference is not great.

Michel de Montaigne
Education, Men, Differences

I would rather be an expert on me than on Cicero

Michel de Montaigne
Experts
Michel de Montaigne (1991). “The essays of Michel de Montaigne”, Lane, Allen

If you have known how to compose your life, you have done a great deal more than the person who knows how to compose a book. You have done more than the one who has taken cities and empires.

Michel de Montaigne
Life, Book, Taken

Greatness of soul consists not so much in soaring high and in pressing forward, as in knowing how to adapt and limit oneself.

Michel de Montaigne
Greatness, Knowing, Soul

Obstinacy and dogmatism are the surest signs of stupidity. Is there anything more confident, resolute, disdainful, grave and serious than an ass?

Michel de Montaigne
Stupidity, Serious, Ass

The human face is a weak guarantee; yet it deserves some consideration. And if I had to whip the wicked, I would do so more severely to those who belied and betrayed the promises that nature had implanted on their brows; I would punish malice more harshly when it was hidden under a kindly appearance.

Michel de Montaigne
Deception, Promise, Wicked

A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can.

Michel de Montaigne
Inspirational, Wise, Wisdom
Attributed to "Essais" by Michel de Montaigne, 1595.

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