Quote of the Day

“Man is certainly stark mad; he cannot make a worm, and yet he will be making gods by dozens.”

- Michel de Montaigne, The Complete Essays

Michel Eyquem de Montaigne, also known as Lord of Montaigne, was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance, known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre. His work is noted for its merging of casual anecdotes and autobiography with intellectual insight.