51 Quotes by Montaigne

True victory lies in your role in the conflict, not in coming through safely: it consists in the honour of battling bravely not battling through.

Que sais je? [What do I know?]

Writing does not cause misery, it is born of misery.

It is an ill wind that does not blow some good. For example, it is well to be born in a decadent age; for one may obtain a reputation for virtue at a bargain price.

There is no knowledge so hard to acquire as the knowledge of how to live this life well and naturally.

Philosophy is a hallow bone with no flesh on it

I know that the arms of friendship are long enough to reach from the one end of the world to the other

Who ever saw one physician approve of another 'sprescription, without taking something away, or adding something to it?

Kanunlar doğru oldukları için değil, kanun oldukları için yürürlükte kalırlar. Kendilerini dinletmeleri akıldışı bir güçten gelir, başka bir şeyden değil. (..) Kanunlardan daha çok, daha ağır, daha geniş haksızlıklara yol açan ne vardır?