The world is but a school of inquisition; it is not who shall enter the ring, but who shall run the best courses.
Michel de MontaigneAll we do is to look after the opinions and learning of others: we ought to make them our own.
Michel de MontaigneThe good, supreme, divine poetry is above the rules and reason. Whoever discerns its beauty with a firm, sedate gaze does not see it, any more than he sees the splendor of a lightning flash. It does not persuade our judgement, it ravishes and overwhelms it.
Michel de Montaigne