More from Michel de Montaigne

  1. It is not death, it is dying that alarms me.
  2. It is the mind that maketh good or ill, That maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor.
  3. It should be noted that children at play are not playing about; their games should be seen as their most serious-minded activity.
  4. It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.
  5. In true education, anything that comes to our hand is as good as a book: the prank of a page-boy, the blunder of a servant, a bit of table …
  6. Labour not after riches first, and think thou afterwards wilt enjoy them. He who neglecteth the present moment, throweth away all that he h…
  7. In plain truth, lying is an accursed vice. We are not men, nor have any other tie upon another, but by our word.
  8. Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.

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