Michel de Montaigne

The greater part of the world's troubles are due to questions of grammar

The greater part of the world's troubles are due to questions of grammar

Don't waste time learning the "tricks of the trade. Instead, learn the trade.

Don't waste time learning the "tricks of the trade. Instead, learn the trade.

There is no man so good, who, were he to submit all his thoughts and actions to the laws, would read more

There is no man so good, who, were he to submit all his thoughts and actions to the laws, would not deserve hanging ten times in his life.

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.

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.