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What I worship in kings is the crowd of their worshippers. Everything should bow and submit to our kings -- except our intelligence. My reason was not made for bending and bowing, my knees were. (Fra «Samtalens kunst»). [Dette hindret ikke Montaigne i være rådgiver for Henrik 4 - for en kort tid].

It is impossible to argue in good faith with a fool. (Fra «On the art of conversation»).

We ought to toughen and fortify our ears against being seduced by the sound of polite words.

There is no idea so frivolous or odd which does not appear to me to be fiitingly produced by the mind of man.