Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne was the creator of the modern essay, exploring human subjectivity, Pyrrhonian skepticism, and the pursuit of wisdom through deep self-knowledge.
Frases de Michel de Montaigne
“What do I know?”
Filosófico “If I am urged to say why I loved him, I feel it cannot be put into words except by answering: Because it was he; because it was I.”
Reflexão “I am myself the matter of my book.”
Autoconhecimento “The surest sign of wisdom is constant cheerfulness.”
Filosófico “A well-formed head is better than a full head.”
Educação “No one is exempt from talking nonsense; the misfortune is to do it seriously.”
Crítica social “The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.”
Reflexão “We do nothing but copy one another.”
Crítica “The word is half his that speaks, and half his that hears.”
Reflexão “I consider all men my compatriots.”
Humanismo “To philosophize is to learn how to die.”
Filosófico “Every man carries within himself the entire form of the human condition.”
Humanismo “The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them.”
Reflexão “In my opinion, the most beautiful days are those that have the most sun.”
Reflexão “Trusting in another's goodness is no small testimony to one's own goodness.”
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