Arts and sciences are not cast in a mould, but are found and perfected by degrees, by often handling and polishing.
Michel de MontaigneOh senseless man, who cannot possibly make a worm or a flea and yet will create Gods by the dozen!
Michel de MontaigneCourtesy, like grace and beauty, that which begets liking and inclination to love one another at the first sight, and in the very beginning of our acquaintance and familiarity; and, consequently, that which first opens the door for us to better ourselves by the example of others, if there be anything in the society worth notice
Michel de Montaigne