Tag Archives: Michel de Montaigne

First Principles: The Truth of These Days Is Not That Which Really Is, But What Every Man Persuades Another Man To Believe

Posted on July 25, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The truth of these days is not that which really is, but what every man persuades another man to believe.” – Michel de Montaigne

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Thought For the Day: If There Is Such A Thing As A Good Marriage, It Is Because It Resembles Friendship Rather Than Love

Posted on February 28, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love.”-Michel de Montaigne

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Thought For the Day: I See Men Ordinarily More Eager To Discover A Reason For things Than To Find Out Whether Things Are So

Posted on March 10, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“I see men ordinarily more eager to discover a reason for things than to find out whether things are so.” – French philosopher Michel De Montaigne (1532-1592)

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Thought For the Day: Not Being Able To Govern Events, I Govern Myself

Posted on February 28, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.” – Michel de Montaigne, essayist (28 Feb 1533-1592)

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Thought For the Day: Argument Established By Noise and Command Shows Weakness In Reason

Posted on February 28, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“He who establishes his argument by noise and command, shows that his reason is weak.” – Michel De Montaigne, essayist (28 Feb 1533-1592)    

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Thought For the Day: Valor Is Stability of Courage and the Soul

Posted on November 11, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.” –  Michel de Montaigne    

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Thought For the Day: It Is Good To Polish Your Mind Against the Minds of Others

Posted on March 1, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“It is good to rub and polish your mind against that of others.” – Michel de Montaigne, essayist (28 Feb 1533-1592)        

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