Michel de Montaigne Quotes on Virtue
Michel de Montaigne was a French Renaissance philosopher and the inventor of the modern essay. This page collects quotes attributed to Michel de Montaigne on the topic of virtue, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Michel de Montaigne:
“The thing I fear most is fear.”
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Attributed to Michel de Montaigne:
“Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.”
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Attributed to Michel de Montaigne:
“On the highest throne in the world, we still sit only on our own bottom.”
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Attributed to Michel de Montaigne:
“There is no man so good, who, were he to submit all his thoughts and actions to the laws, would not deserve hanging ten times in his life.”