Maxioms by Michel De Montaigne
Fame and tranquility can never be bedfellows.
Fame and tranquility can never be bedfellows.
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
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.
Courtesy is a science of the highest importance. It is ... opening a door that we may derive instruction from read more
Courtesy is a science of the highest importance. It is ... opening a door that we may derive instruction from the example of others, and at the same time enabling us to benefit them by our example, if there be anything in our character worthy of imitation.
It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.
It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.