What harm cause not those huge draughts or pictures which wanton youth with chalk or coals draw in each passage, wall or stairs of our great houses, whence a cruel contempt of our natural store is bred in them
More Quotes from Michel Eyquem de Montaigne:
The clearest sign of wisdom is continued cheerfulness.Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
Miracles arise from our ignorance of nature, not from nature itself.
Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
Wise people are foolish if they cannot adapt to foolish people.
Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
For truth itself does not have the privilege to be employed at any time and in every way its use, noble as it is, has its circumscriptions and limits.
Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
There is nothing on which men are commonly more intent than on making a way for their opinions.
Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
There are few men who dare to publish to the world the prayers they make to Almighty God.
Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Keywords: coals, draughtsTo have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that.
Saint Teresa of Avila
If you're a liberal, anything you say is protected. If you're a conservative, anything you say is hateful.
Laura Schlessinger
Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul.
Oscar Wilde