It is a sign of contraction of the mind when it is content, or of wear…

Michel de Montaigne
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It is a sign of contraction of the mind when it is content, or of weariness. A spirited mind never stops within itself; it is always aspiring and going beyond its strength. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (1973). Selections from the Essays, Harlan Davidson
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Philosophical discussions habitually make men happy and joyful not frowning and sad. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (1991). The essays of Michel de Montaigne, Lane, Allen
Death, they say, acquits us of all obligations. ✨ Attributed to Essais by Michel de Montaigne, Book I, Ch. 7, 1595.
It is the part of cowardliness, and not of virtue, to seek to squat itself in some hollow lurking hole, or to hide herself under some massive tomb, thereby to shun the strokes of fortune.
Every man may speak truly, but to speak methodically, prudently, and fully is a talent that few men have. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (2015). Montaigne's Essays: Top Essays, p.952, 谷月社
One should always have one's boots on and be ready to leave. ✨ 'Essais' (1580) bk. 1, ch. 20.

It is a sign of contraction of the mind when it is content, or of weariness. A spirited mind never stops within itself; it is always aspiring and going beyond its strength. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (1973). Selections from the Essays, Harlan Davidson

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