Montaigne

Famous quotes containing the word montaigne:

“Scratching is one of nature’s sweetest gratifications, and the one nearest at hand.”
—Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592)

“Now there cannot be first principles for men, unless the Divinity has revealed them; all the rest—beginning, middle, and end—is nothing but dreams and smoke.”
—Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592)

“Is it not enough to make me come back to life out of spite, to have someone who spat in my face while I existed come and rub my feet when I am beginning to exist no longer?”
—Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592)