I never rebel so much against France as not to regard Paris with a fri…

Michel de Montaigne
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I never rebel so much against France as not to regard Paris with a friendly eye; she has had my heart since my childhood... I love her tenderly, even to her warts and her spots. I am French only by this great city: the glory of France, and one of the noblest ornaments of the world.
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We should be similarly wary of accepting common opinions; we should judge them by the ways of reason not by popular vote. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (1991). The essays of Michel de Montaigne, Lane, Allen
Confidence in others' honesty is no light testimony of one's own integrity. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (1907). The Essays
It is not reasonable that art should win the place of honor over our great and powerful mother Nature. We have so overloaded the beauty and richness of her works by our inventions that we have quite … ▶
Kings and philosophers defecate, and so do ladies. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (1958). Essays
No man is so exquisitely honest or upright in living, but that ten times in his life he might not lawfully be hanged. ✨ Michel de Montaigne (1915). The essays of Michael, lord of Montaigne

I never rebel so much against France as not to regard Paris with a friendly eye; she has had my heart since my childhood... I love her tenderly, even to her warts and her spots. I am French only by this great city: the glory of France, and one of the noblest ornaments of the world.

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