Michel de Montaigne Thoughts

Best 30+ Michel de Montaigne Messages, Quotes, and Images

Rejoice in the things that are present; all else is beyond thee.

Rejoice in the things that are present; all else is beyond thee.

Wise men have more to learn of fools than fools of wise men.

Wise men have more to learn of fools than fools of wise men.

I know well what I am fleeing from but not what I am in search of.

I know well what I am fleeing from but not what I am in search of.

It is not necessity but abundance which produces greed.

It is not necessity but abundance which produces greed.

I consider myself an average man, except for the fact that I consider myself an average man.

I consider myself an average man, except for the fact that I consider myself an average man.

He who does not live in some degree for others, hardly lives for himself.

He who does not live in some degree for others, hardly lives for himself.

I do not teach. I relate.

I do not teach. I relate.

A man is not hurt so much by what happens, as by his opinion of what happens.

A man is not hurt so much by what happens, as by his opinion of what happens.

Confidence in the goodness of another is good proof of one's goodness.

Confidence in the goodness of another is good proof of one's goodness.

A man must learn to endure patiently what he cannot avoid conveniently.

A man must learn to endure patiently what he cannot avoid conveniently.

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