Michel De Montaigne Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Michel De Montaigne quotes, Michel De Montaigne sayings, and Michel De Montaigne proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

If I speak of myself in different ways, that is because I look at myself in different ways. Michel de Montaigne
A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband. Michel de Montaigne
I listen with attention to the judgement of all men; but so far as I can remember, I have followed none but my own. Michel de Montaigne
The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself. Michel de Montaigne
Not being able to govern events, I govern myself, and apply myself to them, if they will not apply themselves to me. Michel de Montaigne
He who fears he will suffer, already suffers from his fear. Michel de Montaigne
Getting married is very much like going to a restaurant with friends. You order what you want then when you see what the other person has, you wish you had ordered that. Michel de Montaigne
There is no passion so much transports the sincerity of judgement as doth anger. Michel de Montaigne
We feel a kind of bittersweet pricking of malicious delight in contemplating the misfortunes of others. Michel de Montaigne
He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak. Michel de Montaigne
There are some defeats more triumphant than victories. Michel de Montaigne
There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees. Michel de Montaigne
The corruption of the age is made up by the particular contribution of every individual man; some contribute treachery, others injustice, atheism, tyranny, avarice, cruelty, according to their power. Michel de Montaigne
There is a sort of gratification in doing good which makes us rejoice in ourselves. Michel de Montaigne
Obsession is the wellspring of genius and madness. Michel de Montaigne
All general judgments are loose and imperfect Michel de Montaigne
I do myself a greater injury in lying than I do him of whom I tell a lie. Michel de Montaigne
Glory and repose are things that cannot possibly inhabit in one and the same place. Michel de Montaigne
A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband. Michel de Montaigne
It is a sign of contraction of the mind when it is content, or of weariness. A spirited mind never stops within itself; it is always aspiring and going beyond its strength. Michel de Montaigne
The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness. Michel de Montaigne
There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees. Michel de Montaigne
Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will. Michel de Montaigne
Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul. Michel de Montaigne
There is perhaps no more obvious vanity than to write of it so vainly. Michel de Montaigne
O human creature,you are the investigator without knowledge, the magistrate without jurisdiction, and all in all, the fool of the farce. Michel de Montaigne
The great and glorious masterpiece of humanity is to know how to live with a purpose. Michel de Montaigne
One open way of speaking introduces another open way of speaking, and draws out discoveries, like wine and love. Michel de Montaigne
Obstinacy is the sister of constancy, at least in vigor and stability. Michel de Montaigne
Valor is stability not of legs and arms but of courage and the soul. Michel de Montaigne