Michel de Montaigne

(1533–1592) · French Philosopher & Author

Was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance. He is known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre.

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Michel de Montaigne

(1533–1592) · French Philosopher & Author

Was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance. He is known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre.

Ambition is not a vice of little people.
An untempted woman cannot boast of her chastity.
Laughter is a uniting force, it brings people together, and it makes hardship easier.
It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.
There is no passion so contagious as that of fear.
The strangest, most generous, and proudest of all virtues is true courage.
Confidence in the goodness of another is good proof of one's own goodness.
No pleasure has any savor for me without communication.
Age imprints more wrinkles in the mind than it does on the face.
My trade and art is to live.

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