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.
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.
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.
I quote others only in order the better to express myself. •Michel De Montaigne Certain brief sentences read more
I quote others only in order the better to express myself. •Michel De Montaigne Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing remains to be said. •Jean Rostand I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.
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
