“He who remembers the evils he has undergone, and those that have threatened him, and the slight causes that have changed him from one state to another, prepares himself in that way for future changes and for recognizing his condition. The life of Caesar has no more to show us than our own; an emperor's or an ordinary man's, it is still a life subject to all human accidents.”
Quote by Michel de Montaigne
“Some impose upon the world that they believe that which they do not; others, more in number, make themselves believe that they believe, not being able to penetrate into what it is to believe.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Michel de Montaigne (Illustrated)
“And to bring in a new word by the head and shoulders, they leave out the old one.”
Source: 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,
“A little folly is desirable in him that will not be guilty of stupidity.”
Source: Works of Michael de Montaigne: Comprising his essays, journey into Italy, and letters
“I have ever loved to repose myself, whether sitting or lying, with my heels as high or higher than my head.”
Source: Works: Comprising His Essays, Letters, and Journey Through Germany and Italy; with Notes, Notices, Etc
“Seneca's virtue shows forth so live and vigorous in his writings, and the defense is so clear there against some of these imputations, as that of his wealth and excessive spending, that I would not believe any testimony to the contrary.”
Source: Essays
“The sage says that all that is under heaven incurs the same law and the same fate.”
“As far as fidelity is concerned, there is no animal in the world as treacherous as man.”
“T is one and the same Nature that rolls on her course, and whoever has sufficiently considered the present state of things might certainly conclude as to both the future and the past.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Michel de Montaigne (Illustrated)
“Habit is a second nature.”
Source: Complete Essays
“We seek and offer ourselves to be gulled.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Michel de Montaigne (Illustrated)
