Michel de Montaigne

It is quite normal to see good intentions, when not carried out with moderation, urging men to actions which are truly vicious.

Michel de Montaigne

It is the rule of rules, and the general law of all laws, that every person should observe those of the place where he is.

Michel de Montaigne

Let us not be ashamed to speak what we shame not to think.

Michel de Montaigne

Marriage, a market which has nothing free but the entrance.

Michel de Montaigne

May God defend me from myself.

Michel de Montaigne

Natural inclinations are assisted and reinforced by education, but they are hardly ever altered or overcome.

Michel de Montaigne

Nature has, herself, I fear, imprinted in man a kind of instinct to inhumanity.

Michel de Montaigne

Nature is a gentle guide, but not more sweet and gentle than prudent and just.

Michel de Montaigne

No man dies before his hour. The time you leave behind was no more yours, than that which was before your birth, and concerneth you no more.

Michel de Montaigne

No pleasure has any savor for me without communication.

Michel de Montaigne