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Famous Michel de Montaigne Quotes
“The souls of emperors and cobblers are cast in the same mould”
“The beautiful souls are they that are universal, open, and ready for all things.”
“Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.”
“The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere, is to be nowhere.”
“Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of soul, impossible.”
“The finest souls are those that have the most variety and suppleness.”
“The lack of wealth is easily repaired but the poverty of the soul is irreplaceable.”
“There is no so wretched and coarse a soul wherein some particular faculty is not seen to shine.”
“The virtue of the soul does not consist in flying high, but in walking orderly.”
“Nor is it enough to toughen up his soul; you must also toughen up his muscles.”
“Only he can judge of matters great and high whose soul is likewise.”
“The soul that has no established aim loses itself”