More quotes by Michel de Montaigne

"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."
"The least strained and most natural ways of the soul are the most beautiful; the best occupations are the least forced."
"The least strained and most natural ways of the soul are the most beautiful; the best occupations are the least forced."
"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."