What did Michel de Montaigne mean by: Who feareth to suffer suffereth already, because he feareth. Michel de Montaigne Philosopher · France Copy
Nobody is exempt from saying stupid things, the harm is to do it presumptuously. Read explanation Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Michel de Montaigne, Accountability, Fallibility, Presumption, 0 Michel de Montaigne Philosopher · France
+ The plague of man is boasting of his knowledge. Author, June 21, 2023January 2, 2025, Michel de Montaigne, Humility, Ignorance, Pride, 0 Michel de Montaigne Philosopher · France
I may indeed very well happen to contradict myself; but truth, as Demades said, I do not contradict. Read explanation Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Michel de Montaigne, Contradiction, Integrity, Truth, 0 Michel de Montaigne Philosopher · France
+ The way of the world is to make laws, but follow custom. Author, June 12, 2023January 2, 2025, Michel de Montaigne, Custom, Laws, Society, 0 Michel de Montaigne Philosopher · France
+ It needs courage to be afraid. Author, June 29, 2023January 2, 2025, Michel de Montaigne, Bravery, Courage, Fear, 0 Michel de Montaigne Philosopher · France
The worst condition of humans is when they lose knowledge and control of themselves. Read explanation Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Michel de Montaigne, Control, Humanity, Knowledge, 0 Michel de Montaigne Philosopher · France
+ To philosophize is to doubt. Author, July 2, 2023January 2, 2025, Michel de Montaigne, Doubt, Inquiry, Philosophy, 0 Michel de Montaigne Philosopher · France
It is a human tendency “to measure truth and error by our capacity.” Read explanation Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Michel de Montaigne, Capacity, Judgment, Perception, 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
Art is for the artist is only suffering through which he releases himself for further suffering. Read explanation Franz Kafka Writer · Czechia
