10 Michel de Montaigne Quotes on Mind

Michel de Montaigne quotes on mind

7. C'est de quoi j'ai le plus de peur que la peur.

25. C'est une epineuse entreprise, et plus qu'il ne semble, de suivre une allure si vagabonde que celle de notre esprit; de penetrer les profondeurs opaques de ses replis internes; de choisir et arreter tant de menus de ses agitations.

53. Age imprints more wrinkles in the mind than it does on the face.

66. Experience teaches that a strong memory is generally joined to a weak judgment.

74. He who fears he shall suffer, already suffers what he fears.

91. It is the mind that maketh good or ill, That maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor.

107. Nothing prints more lively in our minds than something we wish to forget.

113. So it is with minds. Unless you keep them busy with some definite subject that will bridle and control them, they throw themselves in disorder hither and yon in the vague field of imagination. ..And there is no mad or idle fancy that they do no bring forth in the agitation.

136. 'Tis the sharpness of our mind that gives the edge to our pains and pleasures.

141. When I am attacked by gloomy thoughts, nothing helps me so much as running to my books. They quickly absorb me and banish the clouds from my mind.