It should be noted that children at play are not playing about; their games should be seen as their most serious-minded activity.
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 MontaigneMen are tormented by the opinions they have of things, and not the things themselves.
Michel de Montaigne