I have gathered a posy of other menยs flowers and only the thread that bonds them is my own.
Michel de MontaigneIn my youth I studied for ostentation; later, a little to gain wisdom; now, for recreation; never for gain.
Michel de MontaigneI have a vocabulary all my own. I "pass the time" when it is wet and disagreeable. When it is fine I do not wish to pass it; I ruminate it and hold on to it. We should hasten over the bad, and settle upon the good.
Michel de Montaigne