Maxioms by Michel De Montaigne
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.
I quote others only in order the better to express myself.
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.
I prefer the company of peasants because they have not been educated sufficiently to reason incorrectly.
I prefer the company of peasants because they have not been educated sufficiently to reason incorrectly.
A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.
A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.
