Michel de Montaigne Quotes
The profit we possess after study is to have become better and wiser.
Citations
Montaigne, Michel de. The Complete Essays of Montaigne. Translated by Donald M. Frame, Stanford University Press, 1958, p. 111.
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Michel Eyquem de Montaigne, also known as Lord of Montaigne, was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance, known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre. His work is noted for its merging of casual anecdotes and autobiography with intellectual insight. His massive volume Essais contains some of the most influential essays ever written.