Quote:
I see this evident, that we willingly accord to piety only the services that flatter our passions.
Author: Montaigne, Michel de
Categories: piety; flattery; passions
Attribution: Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592), French essayist. “Apology For Raymond Sebond,” The Essays (Les Essais), bk. II, ch. 12, Abel Langelier, Paris (1595).
