Quotes by Montaigne, Michel Eyquem De

There is no course of life so weak and Scottish as that which is order >>

I see men ordinarily more eager to discover a reason for things than t >>

There is not much less vexation in the government of a private family >>

Quotations about Conversation

No collection of people who are all waiting for the same thing are cap >>

The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the >>

Conversation has a kind of charm about it, an insinuating and insidiou >>

In my opinion, the most fruitful and natural play of the mind is in conversation. I find it sweeter than any other action in life; and if I were forced to choose, I think I would rather lose my sight than my hearing and voice. The study of books is a drowsy and feeble exercise which does not warm you up.

Montaigne, Michel Eyquem De