Maxioms by Michel De Montaigne
Experience teaches that a strong memory is generally joined to a weak judgment.
Experience teaches that a strong memory is generally joined to a weak judgment.
Wit is far more often a shield than a lance
Wit is far more often a shield than a lance
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.
He who is not sure of his memory, should not undertake the trade of lying.
He who is not sure of his memory, should not undertake the trade of lying.
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.
