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“To judge the appearances we receive of things, we should need a judicatory instrument; to verify this instrument, we should need a demonstration; to rectify this demonstration, we should need an instrument: so here we are arguing in a circle. Seeing the senses cannot decide our dispute, being themselves full of uncertainty, we must have recourse to Reason; there is no reason but must be built upon another reason, so here we are retreating backwards to all eternity.”
Essays • Michel De Montaigne““Outside of these, he should listen to no one, pursue the thing resolved on, and be steadfast in his resolutions. He who does otherwise is either overthrown by flatterers, or is so often changed by varying opinions that he falls into contempt.””
The Prince • Niccolo Machiavelli“We imitate the habits of three groups in particular: The close. The many. The powerful.”
Atomic Habits • James Clear“One can run away from anything but oneself.”
Beware of Pity • Stefan Zweig“Whatever a woman's reason may say, her feelings tell her the truth.”
Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman • Stefan Zweig