“Seneca's virtue shows forth so live and vigorous in his writings, and the defense is so clear there against some of these imputations, as that of his wealth and excessive spending, that I would not believe any testimony to the contrary.”
Michel de Montaigne was a French Renaissance philosopher, essayist, and writer. He is considered one of the most significant figures in the history of the essay. Montaigne's work, particularly his book 'Essays', has been influential in the development of modern prose. more
“The sage says that all that is under heaven incurs the same law and the same fate.”
“As far as fidelity is concerned, there is no animal in the world as treacherous as man.”
“We seek and offer ourselves to be gulled.”
“The day of your birth leads you to death as well as to life.”
“As far as physicians go, chance is more valuable than knowledge.”
“Physicians have this advantage: the sun lights their success and the earth covers their failures.”
“Man in sooth is a marvellous, vain, fickle, and unstable subject.”