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Michel de Montaigne

~ 1533 - 1592

Michel de Montaigne was a French philosopher known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre. He is famous for his collection of essays titled "Essais," where he explored a wide range of subjects with honesty, skepticism, and wit, influencing generations of writers and thinkers.

  1. Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.

    Michel de Montaigne
    #valor#courage#stability

  2. Age imprints more wrinkles in the mind than it does on the face.

    Michel de Montaigne
    #age#wisdom#perception

  3. There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.

    Michel de Montaigne
    #defeats#triumph#perspective

  4. Our experience is composed rather of illusions lost than of wisdom acquired.

    Michel de Montaigne
    #illusion#experience#wisdom

  5. Life is half spent before we know what it is

    Michel de Montaigne
    #life#awareness#time

  6. Do not wish that all things will go well with you, but that you will go well with all things.

    Michel de Montaigne
    #well-being#resilience#harmony

  7. We exaggerate misfortune and happiness alike. We are never as bad off or as happy as we say we are.

    Michel de Montaigne
    #exaggeration#perception#emotions

  8. The body should be treated more rigorously, so that it may not be disobedient to the mind.

    Michel de Montaigne
    #body#discipline#obedience

  9. I quote others only the better to express myself.

    Michel de MontaigneEssays, Book 1, ch. 25 (1.25), Of the Education of Children [De l'institution des enfans] (1579) [tr. Screech, 1987, 1.26]
    #quote#expression#self