Michel de Montaigne

A strong memory is commonly coupled with infirm judgment.

Michel de Montaigne

A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.

Michel de Montaigne

All the fame you should look for in life is to have lived it quietly.

Michel de Montaigne

Among the liberal arts, let us begin with the art that liberates us.

Michel de Montaigne

Amongst so many borrowed things, am glad if I can steal one, disguising and altering it for some new service.

Michel de Montaigne

An untempted woman cannot boast of her chastity.

Michel de Montaigne

Any person of honor chooses rather to lose his honor than to lose his conscience.

Michel de Montaigne

Between ourselves, there are two things that I have always observed to be in singular accord: supercelestial thoughts and subterranean conduct.

Michel de Montaigne

Decency, not to dare to do that in public which it is decent enough to do in private.

Michel de Montaigne

Disappointment and feebleness imprint upon us a cowardly and valetudinarian virtue.

Michel de Montaigne