This article written by Montaigne is annoying.

Almost the entire article is filled with quotes from famous people.

I think if a person has any ideas, he can express them in plain and easy-to-understand language. Why do we have to quote so many famous quotes? Even by chance, you and those famous people have the same opinion. There is absolutely no need to quote what they said.

The disadvantage of quoting famous quotes is the burden on memory - you have to remember what they said; the other side is to organize the overall expression and ideas of the article, and quote It is also difficult to meet these requirements. This kind of failure to meet the requirements is often manifested in the interruption of ideas.

Let’s talk about this issue below.

I loved quotes from famous people when I was a kid. It feels like I have read a lot of books and am very knowledgeable. It seems that he is very powerful to satisfy his vanity. Sometimes, when I want to express an opinion, I think of famous quotes that I have read before and find that they have the same meaning as what they said. But I can’t remember the original text they said. At this time, in order to show that I have read a lot, I don’t use my own words to express it. Take the time to find a quote from a famous person you’ve read before. Which celebrity? Which book? Which chapter? Which page? Now it seems that this kind of pretending is not only a waste of time, but also interrupts one's thoughts for a long time.

Another situation is that when debating with others or trying to persuade others, they like to use famous quotes to pressure others.

The article begins with a quote from the Bible. But the Bible is very sacred, and I can’t understand the words in it anyway.

The second natural paragraph probably means whether people have the ability to discover the truth.

The third natural paragraph is that ignorant people are proud, while mature people are humble.

This is the metaphor used by the author to say that the growth process of a truly knowledgeable person is like an ear of wheat. I find this metaphor very problematic. Is having tall wheat ears a sign of pride? So how proud is Yao Ming? Does the hanging wheat ears mean maturity and humility? Why not be dejected? In fact, the metaphor is very redundant. Even if the metaphor is similar, it is not the thing itself. That being the case, why not just describe the thing itself?

The two natural paragraphs probably mean that in addition to being able to recognize one's own weaknesses - this weakness should mean ignorance. Nothing has been learned except recognition of one's own ignorance.

But I think there is a problem here. Recognizing your ignorance is difficult. This is also a truth! But the author said so dismissively, "It's just that he knows how to recognize his own weaknesses."

From here on, I continue to quote famous quotes. It’s hard to watch.

If you change those famous quotes into popular language. This article is easy to understand.

The article begins with a question - Do people have the ability to discover the truth?

There are three situations.

One type of person says he has found the truth. One type of person believes that truth cannot be found.

There is also a group of people who believe that there is something wrong with those who say they have found the truth, or those who say they cannot find the truth. Because he felt that it could not be said that he had found it, nor could he say that he could not find the seed. Why is there something wrong with finding it? He didn't give any reason here. As for those who cannot find the truth, they say that such people are incapable of finding the truth.

So, what do people who say this do? He has just been searching for the truth, always working hard, just inquiring, without making a conclusion. Unlike the second type of people who think they can’t find it. It’s not like the first type of people say they can find it.

But for such people, their lives are no different from ordinary people.

But why do you do this? Why keep asking? But do we have to live the same life as ordinary people?

What does this content have to do with the title?

Quoting a bunch of famous quotes for conclusions, but not exploring the root cause - this is Montaigne's contradiction - he acknowledges exploration, but does not explore deeply.