Michel de Montaigne: The most manifest sign of wisdom is a continual cheerfulness; her state is like…
The most manifest sign of wisdom is a continual cheerfulness; her state is like that of things in the regions above the moon, always clear and serene.
In today’s wordsThe clearest sign of wisdom is continual cheerfulness. Wisdom lives like the heavens above the moon, always clear and calm.
- Also quoted as
- Also quoted as “The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.”
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