More quotes by Michel de Montaigne

"There were many terrible things in my life and most of them never happened."
"Though the ancient poet in Plutarch tells us we must not trouble the gods with our affairs because they take no heed of our angers and disputes, we can never enough decry the disorderly sallies of our minds."
"The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness."
"If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love."
"Confidence in others' honesty is no light testimony of one's own integrity."