Michel de Montaigne

My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.

Michel de Montaigne

A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.

Michel de Montaigne

I do myself a greater injury in lying than I do him of whom I tell a lie.

Michel de Montaigne

I quote others only in order the better to express myself.

Michel de Montaigne

A man must at least become wise at his own expense.

Michel de Montaigne

A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can.

Michel de Montaigne

Age imprints more wrinkles in the mind than it does on the face.

Michel de Montaigne

All we do is to look after the opinions and learning of others: we ought to make them our own.

Michel de Montaigne

Ambition is not a vice of little people.

Michel de Montaigne

Confidence in the goodness of another is good proof of one’s own goodness.

Michel de Montaigne