Michel De Montaigne, The Essays: A Selection Quotes
The most fruitful and natural exercise for our minds is, in my opinion, conversation.
Excellent memories are often coupled with feeble judgments.
We trouble our life by thoughts about death, and our death by thoughts about life.
Pride and curiosity are the two scourges of our souls. The latter prompts us to poke our noses into everything, and the former forbids us to leave anything unresolved and undecided.