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Letter "M" » Michel de Montaigne Quotes
«When I play with my cat, who knows whether she is not amusing herself with me more than I with her.»
Author: Michel de Montaigne
(Philosopher, Writer)
| About:
Cats
| Keywords:
amuses, amusing, CAT, Cat Who
«It is an excellent means of gaining the heart of others to submit and trust in it»
«Age imprints more wrinkles in the mind than it does on the face.»
Author: Michel de Montaigne
(Philosopher, Writer)
| Keywords:
imprint, imprinted, imprints, in the mind, The Face, wrinkled, wrinkles
«Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out.»
Author: Michel de Montaigne
(Philosopher, Writer)
| About:
Marriage
| Keywords:
cage, desperate, equally, get in, outside marriage, The Birds
«Confidence in others' honesty is no light testimony of one's own integrity»
Author: Michel de Montaigne
(Philosopher, Writer)
| Keywords:
honesty, integrity, no confidence, testimony
«We need very strong ears to hear ourselves judged frankly, and because there are few who can endure frank criticism without being stung by it, those who venture to criticize us perform a remarkable act of friendship, for to undertake to wound or offe»
Author: Michel de Montaigne
(Philosopher, Writer)
| About:
Criticism,
Friendship
| Keywords:
Act of, criticism, criticisms, criticize, ears, endure, frank, franker, frankest, frankly, Franks, Frank and, judged, perform, remarkable, stinging, stung, undertake, undertook, venture, ventured, venturing, wound
«We can be knowledgable with other men's knowledge but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom.»
«Confidence in the goodness of another is good proof of one's own goodness.»
Author: Michel de Montaigne
(Philosopher, Writer)
| About:
Confidence,
Goodness
| Keywords:
goodness, proof
«The beautiful souls are they that are universal, open, and ready for all things»
«A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself»
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