Philosophy Quote by Michel de Montaigne — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“I care not so much what I am to others as what I am to myself. I will be rich by myself, and not by borrowing.”

“Why do people respect the package rather than the man?”

“We cannot be held to promises beyond our power or our means. That is why - since nothing is really in our power but our will - it is on the will that all the rules and duties of Man are based and established.”

“If it be well weighed, to say that a man lieth, is as much to say, as that he is brave towards God and a coward towards men.”

“Les naturels sanguinaires à l'endroit des bestes, tesmoignent une propension naturelle à la cruauté.”

“There is an abecedarian ignorance that precedes knowledge, and a doctoral ignorance that comes after it”

“In my heart's most secret place,”

“My depth has no depth”

“Every flower and insect, every bird, and all the creatures that live upon the land and swim within the rivers and seas, are part of the Tree of Life. You are connected to the whole of life. Whatever happens to the myriad forms of life in the world around you, has a direct affect on you''.”

“Before this moment, I have never wished to be something other than what I am.”

“He had a look of composed dissatisfaction, as if he understood life thoroughly.”

“Marriage is not kick-boxing, it's salsa dancing.”