Men throw themselves on foreign assistances to spare their own, which, after all, are the only certain and sufficient ones.
Michel de MontaigneWhat kind of truth is it which has these mountains as its boundary and is a lie beyond them?
Michel de MontaigneAmbition is, of all other, the most contrary humor to solitude; and glory and repose are so inconsistent that they cannot possibly inhabit one and the same place; and for so much as I understand, those have only their arms and legs disengaged from the crowd, their mind and intention remain engaged behind more than ever.
Michel de Montaigne