Michel de Montaigne, On Solitude
“The force of extreme sadness inevitably stuns the whole of our soul, impeding her freedom of action.”
Michel de Montaigne, On Solitude
“It is rare for anybody to respect himself enough.”
Michel de Montaigne
“My judgment is quite content merely to protect itself from confusion and unruliness: as for its weakness, it willingly acknowledges it and avows it.”
Michel de Montaigne, On Solitude
“Ambition, covetousness, irresolution, fear, and desires do not abandon us just because we have changed our landscape.”
Michel de Montaigne, On Solitude
“I think it less risky to write about the past than the present, since the author has only to account for borrowed truth.”
Michel de Montaigne, On Solitude
“A man of good morals may hold false opinions: a wicked man can preach the truth-yes, even truths he does not believe.”
Michel de Montaigne, On Solitude
“No passion disturbs the soundness of our judgment as anger does.”
Michel de Montaigne, On Solitude
“Either you must loathe the wicked or imitate them.”
Michel de Montaigne from On Solitude
Montaigne on History, Recordkeeping, and Storytelling
“The only good histories are those written by men who were actually in charge of affairs or who played some part in that charge, or who at least were fortunate enough to have been in charge of others of a similar kind.”
Michel de Montaigne, On Solitude