** "Ignorance is the softest pillow on which a man can rest his head" **  [*Michel de Montaigne quotes*](http://thinkexist.com/quotes/michel_de_montaigne/) ([*French*](http://thinkexist.com/nationality/french_authors/) [*Philosopher*](http://thinkexist.com/occupation/famous_philosophers/) and [*Writer*](http://thinkexist.com/occupation/famous_writers/). [*1533*](http://thinkexist.com/birthday/february_28/)-[*1592*](http://thinkexist.com/birthday/september_23/))