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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

It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.


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Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
Il est bon de frotter et limer notre cervelle contre celle d'autrui.

German
Es ist gut, unseren Geist gegen den von anderen zu reiben und zu polieren.




See also 

See also...



Nothing develops intelligence like travel.

There are mirrors for the face, but none for the mind.




Quotes for: others


Quotes

Quotes about others:


Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.





The usual pretext of those who make others unhappy is that they do it for their own good.





The best means of learning to know oneself is seeking to understand others.





To be happy, we must consider the happiness of another.





Let the other side be heard as well.
Seneca / 





Give to every human being every right that you claim for yourself.











Quotes

Michel de Montaigne also said...


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





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





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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