Heroism feels and never reasons, and therefore is always right.

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine.

Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it. Many will read the book before one thinks of quoting a passage. As soon as he has done this, that line will be quoted east and west.

As much wisdom may be expended on a private economy as on an empire, and as much wisdom may be drawn from it.

Freedom is not the right to do as you please, but the liberty to do as you should.

Some people will tell you there is a great deal of poetry and fine sentiment in a chest of tea.

This book of Montaigne the world has endorsed by translating it into all tongues.