The least strained and most natural ways of the soul are the most beau…

Michel de Montaigne
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The least strained and most natural ways of the soul are the most beautiful; the best occupations are the least forced. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (1958). Complete Essays, p.622, Stanford University Press
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The least strained and most natural ways of the soul are the most beautiful; the best occupations are the least forced. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (1958). Complete Essays, p.622, Stanford University Press

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