Share & Save
Meaning
Not documented yet.
When It Was Said
Not documented yet.
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
Not documented yet.
Source
Not documented yet.
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in he
Did They Really Say It?
Not documented yet.
Did You Know?
Not documented yet.
About Michel de Montaigne
French philosopher and essayist of the Renaissance He pioneered the personal essay as a form of self-exploration, blending skepticism with intimate reflection on human nature. His *Essais* remain foundational for modern thought on experience, doubt, and the limits of knowledge.
More from Michel de Montaigne (174 quotes) →More quotes by Michel de Montaigne
- “לאסור עלינו דבר, גורם לנו לרצות בו. לתת לנו דבר בשלמותו גורם לנו לבוז לו.”Michel de Montaigne
- “לעושר, לבריאות ולתהילה אין יופי והנאה גדולים יותר מאשר בעליהם רוחש.”Michel de Montaigne
- “אין חשיבות לעובדה שאנו רואים את הדבר, אלא כיצד אנו רואים אותו.”Michel de Montaigne
- “אין תכונה המציינת אותנו בצורה טהורה וכוללת.”Michel de Montaigne
Explore Reflections
- “If poetry could be exhausted, then it would already have been soby the collected water in your cisterns, in p…”Abu Tammam
- “Is evil something you are? Or is it something you do?”Bret Easton Ellis
- “I was the first woman British commissioner, the first woman trade commissioner, so I am also proud to be the…”Catherine Ashton