Quote by Michel de Montaigne
"A man ought to compare himself with the best of the past, not with the worst of his own time."
More from Michel de Montaigne
"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."
"When I play with my cat, who knows if I am not a pastime to her more than she is to me?"
"A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears."
"I quote others only in order the better to express myself."