Michel de Montaigne: I live from day to day, and content myself with having enough to meet my present and ordinary needs; for the extraordina

I live from day to day, and content myself with having enough to meet my present — Michel de Montaigne

I live from day to day, and content myself with having enough to meet my present and ordinary needs; for the extraordinary, all the provision in the world could not suffice.

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