Daily quote |
Michel de Montaigne (Lord Michel Eyquem de Montaigne)I find that the best goodness I have has some tincture of vice. I have seen no more evident monstrosity and miracle in the world than myself. I quote others only in order the better to express myself. I speak the truth, not my fill of it, but as much as I dare speak; and I dare to do so a little more as I grow old. I will follow the good side right to the fire, but not into it if I can help it. If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love. In my opinion, every rich man is a miser. It is the mind that maketh good or ill, that maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor. It is the part of cowardice, not of courage, to go and crouch in a hole under a massive tomb, to avoid the blows of fortune. Let us give Nature a chance; she knows her business better than we do. |