Learning 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 MontaigneIt is fear that I stand most in fear of, in sharpness it exceeds every other feeling.
Michel de MontaigneAny person of honor chooses rather to lose his honor than to lose his conscience.
Michel de Montaigne