What did Michel de Montaigne mean by: Fie on the eloquence that leaves us craving itself, not things! - Michel de Montaigne Philosopher · France Copy
+ Let us not be ashamed to speak what we shame not to think. Feraz Zeid, July 29, 2023December 12, 2023, Michel de Montaigne, Shame, Speak, 0 - Michel de Montaigne Philosopher · France
+ The finest lives in my opinion are the common model, without miracle and without extravagance. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, Michel de Montaigne, Extravagance, Miracle, 0 - Michel de Montaigne Philosopher · France
+ Gentleness and repose are paramount to everything else in woman. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, Michel de Montaigne, Gentleness, Repose, 0 - Michel de Montaigne Philosopher · France
+ When we have got it, we want something else. Feraz Zeid, November 8, 2023December 26, 2023, Michel de Montaigne, Satisfaction, Want Something, 0 - Michel de Montaigne Philosopher · France
+ To philosophize is to learn to die. Feraz Zeid, August 30, 2023December 24, 2023, Michel de Montaigne, Death, Die, Philosophical, 0 - Michel de Montaigne Philosopher · France
+ Experience teaches that a strong memory is generally joined to a weak judgment. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, Michel de Montaigne, Judgment, Memories, Strong, 0 - Michel de Montaigne Philosopher · France
+ Our wisdom and deliberation for the most part follow the lead of chance. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, Michel de Montaigne, Chance, Wisdom, 0 - Michel de Montaigne Philosopher · France
+ Experience has further taught me this, that we ruin ourselves by impatience. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, Michel de Montaigne, Impatience, Ruins, 0 - Michel de Montaigne Philosopher · France
If it be true that a man is rich who wants nothing, a wise man is a very rich man. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
The constancy of sages is nothing but the art of locking up their agitation in their hearts. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
Strong characters are brought out by change of situation, and gentle ones by permanence. Explain - Jean Paul Writer · Germany
Sir, that much prudence calls for too much worry; I cannot foresee misfortunes so far away. - Jean Racine Playwright · France
Youth is the time to study wisdom; old age is the time to practice it. - Jean-Baptiste Rousseau Poet · France
Alas, how many have been persecuted for the wrong of having been right? - Jean-Baptiste Say Economist · France
A smart man only believes half of what he hears, a wise man knows which half. - Jeff Cooper Firearms instructor and author
