Widger's Quotations from the Project Gutenberg Editions of the Works of MontaigneMontaigne, Michel de
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Widger's Quotations from the Project Gutenberg Editions of the Works of Montaigne
Montaigne, Michel de
Quotations
Dec 2002 The Essays of Montaigne, V04, 1877, Cotton
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BOOK THE FIRST.--CHAP. XXII. to XXIV.
XXII. Of custom, and that we should not easily change a law received
XXIII. Various events from the same counsel.
XXIV. Of pedantry.
Dec 2002 The Essays of Montaigne, V05, 1877, Cotton
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BOOK THE FIRST.--CHAP. XXV. to XXVI.
XXV. Of the education of children.
XXVI. That it is folly to measure truth and error by our own
capacity.
Dec 2002 The Essays of Montaigne, V06, 1877, Cotton
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BOOK THE FIRST.--CHAP. XXVII. to XXXVIII.
XXVII. Of friendship.
XXVIII. Nine-and-twenty sonnets of Estienne de la Boetie.
XXIX. Of moderation.
XXX. Of cannibals.
XXXI. That a man is soberly to judge of the divine ordinances.
XXXII. That we are to avoid pleasures, even at the expense of life.
XXXIII. That fortune is oftentimes observed to act by the rule of
reason.
XXXIV. Of one defect in our government.
XXXV. Of the custom of wearing clothes.
XXXVI. Of Cato the Younger.
XXXVII. That we laugh and cry for the same thing.
XXXVIII. Of solitude.
Dec 2002 The Essays of Montaigne, V07, 1877, Cotton
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BOOK THE FIRST.--CHAP. XXXIX. to XLVII.
XXXIX. A consideration upon Cicero.
XL. That the relish of good and evil depends in a great measure
upon opinion.
XLI. Not to communicate a man's honour.
XLII. Of the inequality amongst us.
XLIII. Of sumptuary laws.
XLIV. Of sleep.
XLV. Of the battle of Dreux.
XLVI. Of names.
XLVII. Of the uncertainty of our judgment.
Dec 2002 The Essays of Montaigne, V08, 1877, Cotton
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BOOK THE FIRST.--CHAP. XLVIII. to LVII.
XLVIII. Of war-horses, or destriers.
XLIX. Of ancient customs.
L. Of Democritus and Heraclitus.
LI. Of the vanity of words.
LII. Of the parsimony of the Ancients.
LIII. Of a saying of Caesar.
LIV. Of vain subtleties.
LV. Of smells.
LVI. Of prayers.
LVII. Of age.
Dec 2002 The Essays of Montaigne, V09, 1877, Cotton
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BOOK THE SECOND.--CHAP. I. to VI.
I. Of the inconstancy of our actions.
II. Of drunkenness.
III. A custom of the Isle of Cea.
IV. To-morrow's a new day.
V. Of conscience.
VI. Use makes perfect.
Dec 2002 The Essays of Montaigne, V10, 1877, Cotton
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BOOK THE SECOND.--CHAP. VII. to XII.
VII. Of recompenses of honour.
VIII. Of the affection of fathers to their children.
IX. Of the arms of the Parthians.
X. Of books.
XI. Of cruelty.
XII.
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