Praise is always pleasing, let it come from whom, or upon what account it will. — Michel de Montaigne
Those that will combat use and custom by the strict rules of grammar do but jest — Michel de Montaigne
As great enmities spring from great friendships, and mortal distempers from vigorous — Michel de Montaigne
Shame on all eloquence which leaves us with a taste for itself and not for its substance. — Michel de Montaigne
The judgment is an utensil proper for all subjects, and will have an oar in everything. — Michel de Montaigne
For truth itself has not the privilege to be spoken at all times and in all sorts. — Michel de Montaigne
Children’s games are hardly games. Children are never more serious than when they play. — Michel de Montaigne
It is fear that I stand most in fear of, in sharpness it exceeds every other feeling. — Michel de Montaigne
Tis faith alone that vividly and certainly comprehends the deep mysteries of our religion. — Michel de Montaigne
Whoever will imagine a perpetual confession of ignorance, a judgment without leaning — Michel de Montaigne