Michel de Montaigne
(French Philosopher and Writer. 1533-1592)
http://thinkexist.com/quotes/michel_de_montaigne/
2007-01-06 12:00:39 · 5 answers · asked by ••Mott•• 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
~ “There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.”
2007-01-06 12:22:37 · update #1
~“There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.”
2007-01-06 12:26:06 · update #2
~“Men are most apt to believe what they least understand”
2007-01-06 12:28:24 · update #3
He was thinking anything is better than being a Jehovah's Witness.
2007-01-06 12:08:19 · answer #1 · answered by Mom of Three 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
We know what is in the past. And if it was unpleasant, we try to escape from it.
Ah, but the future - there's fear of change as well as fear of the unknown. Both these fears can stop us from formulating what we would like to do, see, hear, be. So our own fears can keep us in a 'prison' of sorts - afraid to explore what the possibilities can be.
2007-01-07 04:48:19 · answer #2 · answered by concernedjean 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know what I don't want, but I don't know what I want. Like if you were dating a girl that was just making you miserable, you'd know you'd want to get rid of her. Then if you thought about it and didn't really know what qualities in a partner would make you happy, this quote could definitely apply.
2007-01-06 12:04:10 · answer #3 · answered by Modus Operandi 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i like this guy, very deep thinker....hmm...maybe he was running away from a hungry bear in the woods, but didn't know where he was so...hell, i don't know! i'm not good with questions like these.
btw what's up?! it's been a while since i've talked to you, applesauce!
always me,
Bo-Bana
2007-01-06 13:38:00 · answer #4 · answered by from3ndto3nd 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He is trying to state that he knows in his head the reason why he want's to leave his current situation, however he does not know where he want's to go.
'-)
2007-01-06 12:03:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋