What did Michel de Montaigne mean by: It needs courage to be afraid. Michel de Montaigne Philosopher · France Copy
+ To smell, though well, is to stink. Read explanation Author, August 13, 2023January 2, 2025, Michel de Montaigne, Irony, Perception, Senses, 0 Michel de Montaigne Philosopher · France
+ My art and profession is to live. Read explanation Author, August 19, 2023January 2, 2025, Michel de Montaigne, Art, Life, Profession, 0 Michel de Montaigne Philosopher · France
When I play with my cat, who knows whether she is not amusing herself with me more than I with her. Read explanation Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Michel de Montaigne, Companionship, Connection, Playfulness, 0 Michel de Montaigne Philosopher · France
+ A woman is no sooner ours than we are no longer hers. Read explanation Author, August 15, 2023January 2, 2025, Michel de Montaigne, Independence, Possession, Relationships, 0 Michel de Montaigne Philosopher · France
It is an absolute perfection… to get the very most out of one’s individuality. Read explanation Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Michel de Montaigne, Fulfillment, Individuality, Perfection, 0 Michel de Montaigne Philosopher · France
+ The soul that has no established aim loses itself Read explanation Author, August 13, 2023January 2, 2025, Michel de Montaigne, Direction, Identity, Purpose, 0 Michel de Montaigne Philosopher · France
If I can, I shall keep my death from saying anything that my life has not already said. Read explanation Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Michel de Montaigne, Legacy, Reflection, Silence, 0 Michel de Montaigne Philosopher · France
There is a certain amount of purpose, acquiescence, and satisfaction in nursing one’s melancholy. Read explanation Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Michel de Montaigne, Purpose, Satisfaction, 0 Michel de Montaigne Philosopher · France
Art must make you laugh a little and make you a little afraid. Anything as long as it doesn’t bore. Jean Dubuffet Artist · France
I only fear the death of others. For me, true death is that of the people I love Jean Cocteau Artist · France
The fear of old age disturbs us, yet we are not certain of becoming old. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
