Michel Montaigne Image source: Thomas de Leu Michel de Montaigne was a 16th-century French writer who wrote heavy stuff with ease including An Apology for Raymond Sebond. Quotes by Michel Montaigne in Time OneIs it possible to imagine anything so ridiculous as this miserable and wretched creature, which is not so much as master of himself … and yet dareth call himself master and emperor of this universe in whose power it is not to know the least part of it, much less to command the same? More about Michel Montaigne Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Essays Of Michel De Montaigne Wikipedia John Moffat Hannah Montana