Man is the sole animal whose nudities offend his own companions, and the only one who, in his natural actions, withdraws and hides himself from his own kind.
Michel de MontaigneThe desire for riches is more sharpened by their use than by their need. Pleasing all: a mark that can never be aimed at or hit.
Michel de MontaigneWhat kind of truth is this which is true on one side of a mountain and false on the other?
Michel de MontaigneWe judge a horse not only by its pace on a racecourse, but also by its walk, nay, when resting in its stable.
Michel de MontaigneWe cannot be held to what is beyond our strength and means; for at times the accomplishment and execution may not be in our power, and indeed there is nothing really in our own power except the will: on this are necessarily based and founded all the principles that regulate the duty of man.
Michel de Montaigne