Quote of the Day
Authors Categories Blog Quote Maker Videos
 

Michel de Montaigne Quotes: Those that will combat use and custom by the strict rules of grammar do but jest
         

Those that will combat use and custom by the strict rules of grammar do but jest


Michel de Montaigne
Check all other quotes by Michel de Montaigne

Want to display this quote image on your website or blog? Simply copy and paste the below code on your website/blog.

Embed:

Format of this image is jpg. The width and height of image are 1200 and 630, repectively. This image is available for free to download.





Citation

Use the citation below to add this quote to your bibliography:


Styles:

×

MLA Style Citation


"Michel de Montaigne Quotes." Quoteslyfe.com, 2024. Fri. 22 Nov. 2024. <https://www.quoteslyfe.com/quote/Those-that-will-combat-use-and-custom-891645>.





Check out


Other quotes of Michel de Montaigne


The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them... Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.

The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them... Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.



Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.

Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.




A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.

A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.



My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.

My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.



There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.

There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.



A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.

A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.



Experience has taught me this, that we undo ourselves by impatience. Misfortunes have their life and their limits, their sickness and their health.

Experience has taught me this, that we undo ourselves by impatience. Misfortunes have their life and their limits, their sickness and their health.



Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out.

Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out.



The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.

The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.





Other quotes you may like



We entertain God's Truth not as a guest but as master of the house.

We entertain God's Truth not as a guest but as master of the house.



To learn something new every day is still exciting!

To learn something new every day is still exciting!



The thorns which I have reap'd are of the tree I planted; they have torn me, and I bleed. I should have known what fruit would spring from such a seed.

The thorns which I have reap'd are of the tree I planted; they have torn me, and I bleed. I should have known what fruit would spring from such a seed.



Critics of Donald Trump take him literally, but not seriously. His supporters take him seriously, but not literally.

Critics of Donald Trump take him literally, but not seriously. His supporters take him seriously, but not literally.



At first I could not believe what I was reading. I got up from my seat and walked away, talking to myself that I may have found my mom.

At first I could not believe what I was reading. I got up from my seat and walked away, talking to myself that I may have found my mom.



I don't care too much what happened in the past. I prefer to focus on what is coming next and I am really looking forward to it.

I don't care too much what happened in the past. I prefer to focus on what is coming next and I am really looking forward to it.



If you were seeing a lot of horseshit, there had to be a pony in the vicinity.

If you were seeing a lot of horseshit, there had to be a pony in the vicinity.



The poet marries the language, and out of this marriage the poem is born.

The poet marries the language, and out of this marriage the poem is born.




Quote Description


This page presents the quote "Those that will combat use and custom by the strict rules of grammar do but jest". Author of this quote is Michel de Montaigne. This quote is about grammar, strict rules, use, jest, combat,.