Michel de Montaigne

It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.

It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.

I quote others only in order the better to express myself. •Michel De Montaigne Certain brief sentences read more

I quote others only in order the better to express myself. •Michel De Montaigne Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing remains to be said. •Jean Rostand I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.

Those that will combat use and custom by the strict rules of grammar do but jest.

Those that will combat use and custom by the strict rules of grammar do but jest.

Wonder is the foundation of all philosophy, inquiry the progress, ignorance the end

Wonder is the foundation of all philosophy, inquiry the progress, ignorance the end

If you press me to say why I loved him, I can say no more than because he was he, read more

If you press me to say why I loved him, I can say no more than because he was he, and I was I.