Michel de Montaigne: The only good histories are those that have been written by the persons themselves who commanded in the affairs whereof

The only good histories are those that have been written by the persons themselv — Michel de Montaigne

The only good histories are those that have been written by the persons themselves who commanded in the affairs whereof they write.

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The most profound joy has more of gravity than of gaiety in it. — Michel de Montaigne
Si, avons nous beau monter sur des échasses, car sur des échasses encore faut-il — Michel de Montaigne
There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees. — Michel de Montaigne
Men are most apt to believe what they least understand. — Michel de Montaigne
I fancy I need more than another to speak (rather than write), with such a formi — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Balzac is perhaps the only writer who has the right to write badly. — Jules Renard
It is not the hand but the understanding of a man that may be said to write. — Miguel de Cervantes
Paper, they say, does not blush, but I assure you it's not true and that it's bl — Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Man hat immer Zeit genug, wenn man sie gut anwenden will. — One always has time enough
El que lee mucho y anda mucho vee mucho y sabe mucho. — Miguel de Cervantes
All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. — William Shakespeare
Don't discuss yourself, for you are bound to lose; if you belittle yourself, you — Michel de Montaigne