人最可悲的是没有知识和不能自我约束。——蒙田
the worst estate of man, is where he loseth the knowledge and government of himself. - montaigne
活到老,学到老。——蒙田
a man may always continue his study, but not schooling. -montaigne
如果有人问我为什么爱他,我觉得我只能如此回答:“因为是他,因为是我。”——蒙田
if a man urge me to tell wherefore i love him, i feel that it cannot be expressed but by answering, "because it was he, because it was myself." -montaigne
每个人都包括人类的整个形式。——蒙田
every man bears the whole stamp of human condition.-montaigne
拉丁格言:荣誉会败坏人的本性
当人们直面人生时,人生似乎在张皇失措,逃之夭夭。 ——罗歇·尼米埃《蓝色轻骑兵》
前总统蓬皮肚曾经对法兰西学院院士让·迪图尔说过:“法国的烦恼在于它已经不再有敌人”
患难之中见真情
a friend in need is a friend indeed.
婚姻可与鸟笼相比,外面的鸟想进去,里面的想出来。——蒙田
it [marriage] may be compared to a cage, the birds without try desperately to get in, and those within try desperately to get out. -montaigne