“Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.”
Book II, Ch. 17
Attributed
“Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.”
Book II, Ch. 17
Attributed
“Saying is one thing and doing is another.”
Michel De Montaigne książka Próby
Book II, Ch. 31
Essais (1595), Book II
“The thing I fear most is fear.”
C'est de quoi j'ai le plus de peur que la peur.
Book I, ch, 18
Essais (1595), Book I
Źródło: The Complete Essays
“Kings and philosophers defecate, and so do ladies.”
Wariant: Kings and philosophers shit—and so do ladies.
“Let every foot have its own shoe.”
Źródło: The Essays: A Selection