All the world knows me in my book, and my book in me.
Michel De MontaigneRead
He who would teach men to die would teach them to live.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Understanding death helps us appreciate life more fully.
This quote implies that by confronting the reality of death, we can gain valuable insights into how to live our lives more meaningfully. It suggests that awareness of mortality can lead to a deeper appreciation of life and prompt us to live more intentionally and authentically.
Themes
DeathLifeTeachWisdomMortality
In practice
Example use cases
During a seminar on personal growth, one might say this quote to emphasize the importance of understanding our mortality.
More from Michel De Montaigne
All quotes →All I say is by way of discourse, and nothing by way of advice. I should not speak so boldly if it were my due to be believed.
Michel De MontaigneRead
Pythagoras used to say that life resembles the Olympic Games: a few people strain their muscles to carry off a prize; others bring trinkets to sell to the crowd for gain; and some there are, and not the worst, who seek no other profit than to look at the show and see how and why everything is done; spectators of the life of other people in order to judge and regulate their own.
Michel De MontaigneRead
There is not much less vexation in the government of a private family than in the managing of an entire state.
Michel De MontaigneRead
Those who have compared our life to a dream were right... we were sleeping wake, and waking sleep.
Michel De MontaigneRead
Such as are in immediate fear of a losing their estates, of banishment, or of slavery, live in perpetual anguish, and lose all appetite and repose; whereas such as are actually poor, slaves, or exiles, ofttimes live as merrily as other folk.
Michel De MontaigneRead
Similar quotes
Most fears of rejection rest on the desire for approval from other people. Don't base your self-esteem on their opinions.
Harvey MackayRead
Our memories are our own, and we cannot blame anything or anyone in the past for any pain dwelling there. If we open the door to them or keep hashing over past incidents in our minds, we have only ourselves to blame.
Mother AngelicaRead
It was lonely on the hill, and cold. And all you could do was keep going. You could scream, cry, and stamp your feet, but apart from making you feel warmer, it wouldn’t do any good. You could say it was unfair, and that was true, but the universe didn’t care because it didn’t know what “fair” meant. That was the big problem about being a witch. It was up to you. It was always up to you.
Terry PratchettRead
Imagination is the primary gift of human consciousness.
Ken RobinsonRead
Let a man be endowed with ten virtues and have but one fault and the one fault will eclipse and darken all the virtues.
Martin LutherRead
One interesting thing about greed is that although the underlying motive is to seek satisfaction, the irony is that even after obtaining the object of your desire you are still not satisfied. The true antidote of greed is contentment.
Dalai LamaRead