Maxioms by Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
The same reason that makes us chide and brawl and fall out with any of our neighbors, causeth a war read more
The same reason that makes us chide and brawl and fall out with any of our neighbors, causeth a war to follow between Princes.
Once you have decided to keep a certain pile, it is no longer yours; for you can't spend it.
Once you have decided to keep a certain pile, it is no longer yours; for you can't spend it.
Of all the benefits which virtue confers on us, the contempt of death is one of the greatest.
Of all the benefits which virtue confers on us, the contempt of death is one of the greatest.
Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.
Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.
The memory represents to us not what we choose but what it pleases.
The memory represents to us not what we choose but what it pleases.
