“He who establishes his argument by noise and command, shows that his reason is weak.”

—Michel De Montaigne.

“No man is exempt from saying silly things; the mischief is to say them deliberately.” 

– Michel de Montaigne. 

“Man is certainly stark mad: he cannot make a flea, yet he makes gods by the dozens.” 

—Michel de Montaigne, essayist (28 Feb 1533-1592). 

“I conceive that pleasures are to be avoided if greater pains be the consequence, and pains to be coveted that will terminate in greater pleasures.” -Michel de Montaigne.

“If my mind could gain a firm footing, I would not make essays, I would make decisions; but it is always in apprenticeship and on trial.” -Michel de Montaigne

“We, and our judgment, and all mortal things go on flowing and rolling unceasingly. Thus nothing certain can be established about one thing by another, both the judging and the judged being in continual change and motion.” —Michel de Montaigne.