Virtue can have naught to do with ease. . . . It craves a steep and thorny path. — Michel de Montaigne
This notion [skepticism] is more clearly understood by asking “What do I know?” — Michel de Montaigne
The relish of good and evil depends in a great measure upon the opinion we have of them. — Michel de Montaigne
We are more unhappy to see people ahead of us than happy to see people behind us. — Michel de Montaigne