8 Quotes & Sayings By Michel Montaigne

Michel Montaigne was born in 1977 in Saint-Pierre, Martinique. He studied at the National School of Fine Arts in Martinique, then went on to study art history at the Sorbonne in Paris. In 2005, he moved to France and began working as a freelance illustrator for a variety of publications. In 2007, he published his first book, Avec l'Aigle Noir, a collection of poetry Read more

His second book, Marie et moi, was published in 2010. In 2012, Michel Montaigne made his feature film début with Démences et autres réactions (aka "Homicides dans la tête"). After the release of this film, he signed a deal with French media company Gaumont Television to produce several films based on his works.

In 2013, he created a production company called Le Village Film and has since produced a number of films including his first television series entitled Danse avec les morts (2016), which is about a man who believes that the dead are still alive and tries to make new friends after meeting a young girl who can see ghosts.

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Nothing is so firmly believed as what we least know. Michel Montaigne
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There is little less trouble in governing a private family than a whole kingdom. Michel Montaigne
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There is no man so good who were he to submit all his thoughts and actions to the laws would not deserve hanging ten times in his life. Michel Montaigne
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No one is exempt from talking nonsense the misfortune is to do it solemnly. Michel Montaigne
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To make a crooked stick straight we bend it the contrary way. Michel Montaigne
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When I play with my cat who knows whether I do not make her more sport than she makes me? Michel Montaigne
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There are some defeats more triumphant than victories. Michel Montaigne