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