Skip to quotes
Glory Quotes

A wise man sees as much as he ought, not as much as he can.

Michel de MontaignePhilosopher · French · 1533 – 1592
More from Michel de Montaigne
Wisdom Quotes
#Man
All Inspirational Motivational Love Life Friendship Funny Happiness Success Wisdom Family Hope All topics

Related quotes

  • So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to trust himself on the narrow edge. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
  • No matter how long he lives, no man ever becomes as wise as the average woman of forty-eight. — H. L. Mencken
  • That's what a man wants in a wife, mostly; he wants to make sure one fool tells him he's wise. — George Eliot
  • We can be knowledgable with other men's knowledge but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom. — Michel de Montaigne
  • If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love. — Michel de Montaigne
  • The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere, is to be nowhere. — Michel de Montaigne
Photographers Privacy Terms Pixabay (opens in a new tab)
A Gojo Digital website · © 2026