Montaigne

Famous quotes containing the word montaigne:

    It is a rare life that remains well-ordered even in private.
    —Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592)

    I heard a good one at Toulouse of a woman who had passed through the hands of some soldiers: “God be praised,” she said, “that at least once in my life I have had my fill without sin!”
    —Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592)

    We are, I know not how, double within ourselves, with the result that we do not believe what we believe, and we cannot rid ourselves of what we condemn.
    —Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592)