Maxioms by Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
The memory represents to us not what we choose but what it pleases.
The memory represents to us not what we choose but what it pleases.
It is not the want, but rather abundance that creates avarice.
It is not the want, but rather abundance that creates avarice.
Let us not be ashamed to speak what we shame not to think.
Let us not be ashamed to speak what we shame not to think.
Once you have decided to keep a certain pile, it is no longer yours; for you can't spend it.
Once you have decided to keep a certain pile, it is no longer yours; for you can't spend it.
He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.
He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak.
