The least strained and most natural ways of the soul are the most beautiful; the best occupations are the least forced.
Michel de MontaigneThis very Rome that we behold deserves our love ...: the only common and universal city.
Michel de MontaigneWhen I was young, beautiful ancient statues were castrated, so that the eye might not be corrupted.... Nothing was gained, unless horses and asses had also been castrated.
Michel de Montaigne