Montaigne

Famous quotes containing the word montaigne:

“Vainglory and curiosity are the two scourges of our soul. The latter leads us to thrust our noses into everything, and the former forbids us to leave anything unresolved and undecided.”
—Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592)

“I study myself more than any other subject. That is my metaphysics, that is my physics.”
—Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592)

“I set forth notions that are human and my own, simply as human notions considered in themselves, not as determined and decreed by heavenly ordinance.”
—Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592)