The most ordinary things, the most common and familiar, if we could se…

Michel de Montaigne
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The most ordinary things, the most common and familiar, if we could see them in their true light, would turn out to be the grandest miracles.
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Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out. ✨ Attributed to Essais by Michel de Montaigne, Book III, Ch. 5, 1595.
Confidence in the goodness of another is good proof of one's own goodness. ✨ Attributed to Essais by Michel de Montaigne, Book I, Ch. 14, 1595.
The finest souls are those that have the most variety and suppleness.
The great and glorious masterpiece of humanity is to know how to live with a purpose.
I aim here only at revealing myself, who will perhaps be different tomorrow, if I learn something new which changes me. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (1958). Complete Essays, p.109, Stanford University Press

The most ordinary things, the most common and familiar, if we could see them in their true light, would turn out to be the grandest miracles.

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