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It is a monstrous thing that I will say, but I will say it all the same: I find in many things more restraint and order
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"It is a monstrous thing that I will say, but I will say it all the same: I find in many things more restraint and order in my morals than in my opinions, and my lust less depraved than my reason"

- Michel de Montaigne

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This quote by Michel de Montaigne speaks to the idea that our morals can often be more restrained and bought than our opinions. He is suggesting that our morals, or our sense of right and wrong, can typically be more reliable than our viewpoints, which can be swayed by our own predispositions and desires. He also recommends that our desire, or our physical desires, can frequently be less base than our factor, or our capability to believe and reason. This suggests that our physical desires can frequently be more trustworthy than our ability to believe and reason, as our factor can be clouded by our own predispositions and desires. Montaigne is suggesting that our morals and physical desires can frequently be more reliable than our viewpoints and factor, and that we ought to be mindful of this when making choices.

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Michel de Montaigne This quote is written / told by Michel de Montaigne between February 28, 1533 and September 13, 1592. He was a famous Philosopher from France. The author also have 83 other quotes.

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