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“To how many blockheads of my time has a cold and taciturn demeanor procured the credit of prudence and capacity!”

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Michel de Montaigne was a French Renaissance philosopher, essayist, and writer. He is considered one of the most significant figures in the history of the essay. Montaigne's work, particularly his book 'Essays', has been influential in the development of modern prose. more

“Learning is not to be tacked to the mind, but we must fuse and blend them together, not merely giving the mind a slight tincture, but a thorough and perfect dye. And if we perceive no evident change and improvement, it would be better to leave it alone; learning is a dangerous weapon, and apt to wound its master if it be wielded by a feeble hand, and by one not well acquainted with its use.”

Ifs Giving Mind Wells Use Hands Would Be Together Perfect Learning Dangerous Masters Weapons Wounds Improvement Perceive Evident Thorough Fuse

Author:Michel de Montaigne

“For there is no air that men so greedily draw in, that diffuses itself so soon, and that penetrates so deep as that of license.”

Men Air Draws License Penetrate

Book:Essays [tr. by Cotton

Source: Essays [tr. by Cotton

“For me, who only desire to become wise, not more learned or eloquent, these logical or Aristotelian dispositions of parts are of no use.”

Use Desire Wise Logic Logical Disposition Eloquent

Book:Works, Comprising His Essays, Letters, and Journey Through Germany and Italy: With Notes from All the Commentators, Biographical and Bibliographical Notices &c., &c

Source: Works, Comprising His Essays, Letters, and Journey Through Germany and Italy: With Notes from All the Commentators, Biographical and Bibliographical Notices &c., &c

“Even in the midst of compassion we feel within I know not what tart sweet titillation of malicious pleasure in seeing others suffer; children have the same feeling.”

Knows Feels Children Feelings Suffering Pleasure Compassion Seeing Sweet Midst Malice Malicious Tarts

Author:Michel de Montaigne

“The first law that ever God gave to man was a law of pure obedience; it was a commandment naked and simple, wherein man had nothing to inquire after, or to dispute, forasmuch as to obey is the proper office of a rational soul, acknowledging a heavenly superior and benefactor. From obedience and submission spring all other virtues, as all sin does from self-opinion.”

Men Firsts Doe Soul Self Law Sin Simple Opinion Virtue Pure Office Spring Superiors Naked Rational Obedience Heavenly Commandments Submission Disputes Benefactors Self Opinion

Book:Montaigne's Essays: Top Essays

Source: Montaigne's Essays: Top Essays

“It is indeed the boundary of life, beyond which we are not to pass; which the law of nature has pitched for a limit not to be exceeded.”

Age Law Limits Boundaries Old Age Laws Of Nature

Book:The Works of Michael de Montaigne: Comprising His Essays, Letters, and Journey Through Germany and Italy. With Notes from All the Commentators, Biographical and Bibliographical Notices &c., &c

Source: The Works of Michael de Montaigne: Comprising His Essays, Letters, and Journey Through Germany and Italy. With Notes from All the Commentators, Biographical and Bibliographical Notices &c., &c

“Most pleasures embrace us but to strangle.”

Pleasure Embrace

Author:Michel de Montaigne

“Pleasure itself is painful at the bottom.”

Pleasure Bottom Painful

Book:An Abstract of the most Curious and Excellent Thoughts in Seigneur de Montaigne's Essays ... Done into English from the French original.Jpp. 227

Source: An Abstract of the most Curious and Excellent Thoughts in Seigneur de Montaigne's Essays ... Done into English from the French original.Jpp. 227

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