Creative Quotations from Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1553-1592)

Creative Quotations from . . .

Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
(1553-1592) born on Feb 28

French essayist, courtier. His "Essais" (Essays) established a new literary form, and often used quotations from classical writers.

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The study of books is a drowsy and feeble exercise which does not warm you up.

No one is exempt from talking nonsense; the misfortune is to do it solemnly.

It is not the want, but rather abundance that creates avarice.

Every abridgement of a good book is a fool abridged.

Experience has taught me this, that we undo ourselves by impatience. Misfortunes have their life and their limits, their sickness and their health.

Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F:	In "The Book of Success," ed. Richard Shea, 1993.
R:	In "Pearls of Wisdom," ed. J. Agel and W. Glanze, 1987.
A:	In <a href="http://www.cyber-nation.com/cgi-bin/victory/quotations/qlreferral/quotelib.pl?id=10115">The Ultimate Success Quotations Library</a>, 1997.
N:	"Essays," bk. 3, ch. 8, "Of the Art of Conferring," (tr. by John Florio, 1580).
K:	In <a href="http://www.cyber-nation.com/cgi-bin/victory/quotations/qlreferral/quotelib.pl?id=10115">The Ultimate Success Quotations Library</a>, 1997.