Michel Eyquem De Montaigne

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.

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.

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.

It is not the want, but rather abundance that creates avarice.

It is not the want, but rather abundance that creates avarice.

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.