Every one rushes elsewhere and into the future, because no one wants to face one’s own inner self. — Michel de Montaigne
Any person of honor chooses rather to lose his honor than to lose his conscience. — Michel de Montaigne
Wickedness sucks in the greater part of its own venom, and poisons itself therewith. — Michel de Montaigne
There is no man so good, who, were he to submit all his thoughts and actions to the laws — Michel de Montaigne
Greatness of soul consists not so much in soaring high and in pressing forward, as in knowing how to adapt and limit oneself. — Michel de Montaigne