Michel de Montaigne : (5) " There is a sort of gratification in doing good which makes us rejoice in ourselves. " - Michel de Montaigne " Make your educational laws strict and your criminal ones can be gentle; but if you leave youth its liberty you will have to dig dungeons for ages. " - Michel de Montaigne " It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others. " - Michel de Montaigne " If a man should importune me to give a reason why I loved him, I find it could no otherwise be expressed, than by making answer: because it was he, because it was I. " - Michel de Montaigne " Stubborn and ardent clinging to one’s opinion is the best proof of stupidity. " - Michel de Montaigne