Quote of Michel de Montaigne: Virtue will not be followed but...
Biography - Michel de Montaigne:
Michel Eyquem de Montaigne is a French Renaissance writer and philosopher. He is best known for his Essays, in which he explores human nature, wisdom, and tolerance through personal reflections and skeptical maxims.
Born: 1533 - Died: 1592
Period:
16th century
Place of birth: France
Born: 1533 - Died: 1592
Period:
16th century
Place of birth: France
Virtue will not be followed but for herself; and, if we sometimes borrow her mask for some other occasion, she presently pulls it off again.
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(French, German)
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Quotes about virtue:
'No soul is willing to be robbed of truth', he says. The same holds of justice, too, of temperance, of kindness, and the like. It is most necessary to remember this continually, for thus you will be more gentle to all men.
He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.
Quotes about mask:
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
Michel de Montaigne also said...
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