Truth and reason are common to everyone, and are no more his who spake them first than his who speaks them after.
Michel de MontaigneHe who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.
Michel de MontaigneThere is no desire more natural than the desire of knowledge. (Il n'est desir plus naturel que le desir de connaissance)
Michel de MontaigneThe secret counsels of princes are a troublesome burden to such as have only to execute them.
Michel de MontaigneLearning is not to be tacked to the mind, but we must fuse and blend them together, not merely giving the mind a slight tincture, but a thorough and perfect dye. And if we perceive no evident change and improvement, it would be better to leave it alone; learning is a dangerous weapon, and apt to wound its master if it be wielded by a feeble hand, and by one not well acquainted with its use.
Michel de Montaigne