The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make to them; a man may live long, yet get little from life. Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will - Montaigne, Essays
Michel de MontaigneIt is only certain that there is nothing certain, and that nothing is more miserable or more proud than man.
Michel de MontaigneI listen with attention to the judgment of all men;
but so far as I can remember,
I have followed none but my own.
Human understanding is marvellously enlightened by daily conversation with men, for we are, otherwise, compressed and heaped up in ourselves, and have our sight limited to the length of our own noses.
Michel de MontaigneKings and philosophers shit—and so do ladies.
Michel de MontaigneOne must be a little foolish if one does not want to be even more stupid.
Michel de MontaigneThe advantage of living is not measured by length, but by use; some men have lived long, and lived little; attend to it while you are in it. It lies in your will, not in the number of years, for you to have lived enough.
Michel de MontaigneThe thing I fear most is fear.
Michel de MontaigneStichwörter: fear
Every other knowledge is harmful to him who does not have knowledge of goodness.
Michel de MontaigneStichwörter: knowledge goodness understanding
We must not attach knowledge to the mind, we have to incorporate it there.
Michel de MontaigneStichwörter: knowledge mind understanding
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