Socrates thought and so do I that the wisest theory about the gods is …

Michel de Montaigne
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Socrates thought and so do I that the wisest theory about the gods is no theory at all.
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An untempted woman cannot boast of her chastity. ✨ Attributed to Essais by Michel de Montaigne, 1595.
It is a disaster that wisdom forbids you to be satisfied with yourself and always sends you away dissatisfied and fearful, whereas stubbornness and foolhardiness fill their hosts with joy and assuran … ▶
Stupidity and wisdom meet in the same centre of sentiment and resolution, in the suffering of human accidents. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (2016). Delphi Complete Works of Michel de Montaigne (Illustrated) … ▶
The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness. ✨ Michel de Montaigne, Bayle St. John (1866). Essays [tr. by Cotton, p.235
It takes strong ears indeed to hear ourselves judged frankly, and because there are few who can endure criticism without being stung by it, those who venture to criticize us perform a remarkable act … ▶

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