The laws of conscience, which we pretend to be derived from nature, proceed from Custom.
Michel de MontaigneThe secret counsels of princes are a troublesome burden to such as have only to execute them.
Michel de MontaigneIt is an absolute perfection... to get the very most out of one's individuality.
Michel de MontaigneThe beautiful souls are they that are universal, open, and ready for all things.
Michel de MontaigneI never rebel so much against France as not to regard Paris with a friendly eye; she has had my heart since my childhood... I love her tenderly, even to her warts and her spots. I am French only by this great city: the glory of France, and one of the noblest ornaments of the world.
Michel de Montaigne