One may disavow and disclaim vices that surprise us and whereto our passions transport us. But those which by long habit are rooted in a strong and anchored in a powerful will are not subject to contradiction. Repentance is but a denying of our will, and an opposition of our fantasies, which diverts us here and there.
Michel de MontaigneThe first distinction among men, and the first consideration that gave one precedence over another, was doubtless the advantage of beauty.
Michel de MontaigneWho ever saw a doctor use the prescription of his colleague without cutting out or adding something?
Michel de Montaigne