Montaigne

Famous quotes containing the word montaigne:

    It is an injustice that an old, broken, half-dead father should enjoy alone, in a corner of his hearth, possessions that would suffice for the advancement and maintenance of many children.
    —Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592)

    If people must be talking about me, I would have it to be truthfully and justly. I would willingly return from the next world to contradict any person who described me other than I was, although he did it to honour me.
    —Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592)

    In my youth I studied for ostentation; later, a little to gain wisdom; now, for recreation; never for gain.
    —Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592)