My life has been filled with terrible misfortune; most of which never happened. - Michel de Montaigne

" "

My life has been filled with terrible misfortune; most of which never happened.

English
Collect this quote

About Michel de Montaigne

Michel de Montaigne (Michel Eyquem, lord of the manor of Montaigne, Dordogne) (28 February 1533 – 13 September 1592) was an influential French Renaissance writer, generally considered to be the inventor of the personal essay.

Biography information from Wikiquote

Also Known As

Alternative Names: Michel Eyquem de Montaigne • Miquèu Eiquèm de Montanha • Miqueu Eiquem de Montanha
All quotes from Michel de Montaigne Similar Quotes by other Originators
Go Premium

Support Quotewise while enjoying an ad-free experience and premium features.

View Plans

Additional quotes by Michel de Montaigne

Kings and philosophers defecate, and so do ladies.
Find Similar
Works in ChatGPT, Claude, or Any AI

Add semantic quote search to your AI assistant via MCP. One command setup.

Set Up MCP
The natural heat, say the good-fellows,
first seats itself in the feet: that concerns infancy; thence it mounts into the middle
region, where it makes a long abode and produces, in my opinion, the sole true pleasures of human life; all other pleasures in comparison sleep; towards the end, like a vapor that still mounts upward, it arrives at the throat, where it makes its final residence, and concludes the progress.
This quote has a book source. Sign up to see titles and page references
middle-age pleasure life sex drinking heat men course-of-life infancy learning-to-walk old-age
Find Similar