Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

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.

All the fame you should look for in life is to have lived it quietly.

All the fame you should look for in life is to have lived it quietly.

He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.

He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.

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.

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.