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Michel de Montaigne

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Biography - Michel de Montaigne:

Michel Eyquem de Montaigne is a French Renaissance writer and philosopher.
Born: 1533 - Died: 1592
Period:
16th century
Place of birth: France
France

The true mirror of our discourse is the course of our lives.



Translation

Translation

(German, French)



German
Der wahre Spiegel unserer Vernunft ist der Lauf unseres Lebens.

French
Le vrai miroir de nos discours est le cours de nos vies.




See also 

See also...



Speech is the mirror of the soul; as a man speaks, so he is.




Quotes

Michel de Montaigne also said...


I think my opinions are good and sound, but who does not think the same of his own?





When someone opposes me, he arouses my attention, not my anger. I go to greet a man who contradicts me, who instructs me.





The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.





The strangest, most generous, and proudest of all virtues is true courage.





Every other knowledge is harmful to him who does not have knowledge of goodness.





There are certain things that we hide in order to reveal them.












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