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Michel de Montaigne Quotes about Happiness

The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.

The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.

Michel de Montaigne, Bayle St. John (1866). “Essays [tr. by Cotton”, p.235

Our great and glorious masterpiece is to live appropriately.

Michel de Montaigne (1958). “Complete Essays”, p.14, Stanford University Press

There is some shadow of delight and delicacy which smiles upon and flatters us even in the very lap of melancholy.

Michel de Montaigne (1872). “All the Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne”, p.567

Wisdom has its excesses, and has no less need of moderation than folly.

Michel de Montaigne (2015). “Essays:”, p.3, Sheba Blake Publishing