Maxioms by Michel De Montaigne
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.
There is nothing more notable in Socrates than that he found time, when he was an old man, to learn read more
There is nothing more notable in Socrates than that he found time, when he was an old man, to learn music and dancing, and thought it time well spent.
There never were in the world two opinions alike, no more than two hairs or two grains; the most universal read more
There never were in the world two opinions alike, no more than two hairs or two grains; the most universal quality is diversity
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.
Even on the most exalted throne in the world we are only sitting on our own bottom.
Even on the most exalted throne in the world we are only sitting on our own bottom.