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Volume I The Essays of Montaigne, Volume I
This chapter is in the book Volume I The Essays of Montaigne, Volume I

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. PREFACE vii
  3. CONTENTS xv
  4. TO THE READER 1
  5. I. BY DIVERS MEANS A LIKE END IS ATTAINED 5
  6. II. OF SADNESS 10
  7. III. OUR FEELINGS EXTEND THEMSELVES BEYOND OUR PERCEPTIONS 15
  8. IV. HOW T H E SOUL VENTS ITS EMOTIONS ON FALSE OBJECTS WHEN TRUE ONES A R E LACKING 24
  9. V. WHETHER THE COMMANDANT OF A BESIEGED STRONGHOLD SHOULD GO FORTH TO PARLEY 28
  10. VI. THE HOUR OF PARLEYS IS A DANGEROUS TIME 32
  11. VII. THAT OUR ACTIONS SHOULD BE JUDGED BY OUR INTENTION 35
  12. VIII. OF IDLENESS 38
  13. IX. OF LIARS 40
  14. X. OF READINESS OR UNREADINESS OF SPEECH 47
  15. XI. OF PROGNOSTICATIONS 50
  16. XII. OF STEADINESS 56
  17. XIII. THE CEREMONY AT INTERVIEWS OF KINGS 59
  18. XIV. THAT THE SAVOUR OF GOODS AND ILLS DEPENDS IN LARGE PART ON THE IDEA THAT WE HAVE OF THEM 61
  19. XV. UNREASONABLE PERSISTENCE IN THE DEFENCE OF A STRONGHOLD IS PUNISHED 88
  20. XVI. OF THE PUNISHMENT OF COWARDICE 90
  21. XVII. A PROCEEDING OF SOME AMBASSADORS 92
  22. XVIII. OF FEAR 96
  23. XIX. THAT OUR FORTUNE MUST NOT BE JUDGED OF UNTIL AFTER DEATH 100
  24. XX. THAT TO THINK AS A PHILOSOPHER IS TO LEARN TO DIE 104
  25. XXI. OF THE POWER OF THE IMAGINATION 127
  26. XXII. ONE MAN'S PROFIT IS ANOTHER'S LOSS 141
  27. XXIII. OF CUSTOM, AND THE INADVISABILITY OF CHANGING AN ESTABLISHED LAW 143
  28. XXIV. DIFFERENT RESULTS OF THE SAME COUNSEL 165
  29. XXV. OF PEDANTRY 177
  30. XXVI. OF THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN 193
  31. XXVII. IT IS UNWISDOM TO LEAVE TO OUR KNOWLEDGE THE DECISION OF WHAT IS TRUE AND WHAT IS FALSE 237
  32. XXVIII. OF FRIENDSHIP 243
  33. XXIX. NINE-AND-TWENTY SONNETS OF ETIENNE DE LA BOËTIE 260
  34. XXX. OF MODERATION 262
  35. XXXI. OF CANNIBALS 268
  36. XXXII. THAT IT IS WITH SOBRIETY THAT WE SHOULD UNDERTAKE TO JUDGE OF THE DIVINE DECREES 286
  37. XXXIII. OF AVOIDING PLEASURES AT THE COST OF LIFE 290
  38. XXXIV. THAT FORTUNE IS OFTEN MET WITH IN THE TRAIN OF REASON 292
  39. XXXV. OF A DEFECT IN OUR ADMINISTRATION OF CITIES 296
  40. XXXVI. OF THE CUSTOM OF WEARING CLOTHES 298
  41. XXXVII. OF THE YOUNGER CATO 303
  42. XXXVIII. HOW WE WEEP AND LAUGH AT ONE AND THE SAME THING 309
  43. XXXIX. OF SOLITUDE 313
  44. XL. REFLECTION CONCERNING CICERO 329
  45. XLI. OF NOT GIVING AWAY ONE'S GLORY 336
  46. XLII. OF THE INEQUALITY BETWEEN US 340
  47. XLIII. OF SUMPTUARY LAWS 352
  48. XLIV. OF SLEEP 356
  49. XLV. OF THE BATTLE OF DREUX 359
  50. XLVI. OF NAMES 361
  51. XLVII. OF THE UNCERTAINTY OF OUR JUDGEMENT 368
  52. XLVIII. OF STEEDS 376
  53. XLIX. OF ANCIENT CUSTOMS 388
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. PREFACE vii
  3. CONTENTS xv
  4. TO THE READER 1
  5. I. BY DIVERS MEANS A LIKE END IS ATTAINED 5
  6. II. OF SADNESS 10
  7. III. OUR FEELINGS EXTEND THEMSELVES BEYOND OUR PERCEPTIONS 15
  8. IV. HOW T H E SOUL VENTS ITS EMOTIONS ON FALSE OBJECTS WHEN TRUE ONES A R E LACKING 24
  9. V. WHETHER THE COMMANDANT OF A BESIEGED STRONGHOLD SHOULD GO FORTH TO PARLEY 28
  10. VI. THE HOUR OF PARLEYS IS A DANGEROUS TIME 32
  11. VII. THAT OUR ACTIONS SHOULD BE JUDGED BY OUR INTENTION 35
  12. VIII. OF IDLENESS 38
  13. IX. OF LIARS 40
  14. X. OF READINESS OR UNREADINESS OF SPEECH 47
  15. XI. OF PROGNOSTICATIONS 50
  16. XII. OF STEADINESS 56
  17. XIII. THE CEREMONY AT INTERVIEWS OF KINGS 59
  18. XIV. THAT THE SAVOUR OF GOODS AND ILLS DEPENDS IN LARGE PART ON THE IDEA THAT WE HAVE OF THEM 61
  19. XV. UNREASONABLE PERSISTENCE IN THE DEFENCE OF A STRONGHOLD IS PUNISHED 88
  20. XVI. OF THE PUNISHMENT OF COWARDICE 90
  21. XVII. A PROCEEDING OF SOME AMBASSADORS 92
  22. XVIII. OF FEAR 96
  23. XIX. THAT OUR FORTUNE MUST NOT BE JUDGED OF UNTIL AFTER DEATH 100
  24. XX. THAT TO THINK AS A PHILOSOPHER IS TO LEARN TO DIE 104
  25. XXI. OF THE POWER OF THE IMAGINATION 127
  26. XXII. ONE MAN'S PROFIT IS ANOTHER'S LOSS 141
  27. XXIII. OF CUSTOM, AND THE INADVISABILITY OF CHANGING AN ESTABLISHED LAW 143
  28. XXIV. DIFFERENT RESULTS OF THE SAME COUNSEL 165
  29. XXV. OF PEDANTRY 177
  30. XXVI. OF THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN 193
  31. XXVII. IT IS UNWISDOM TO LEAVE TO OUR KNOWLEDGE THE DECISION OF WHAT IS TRUE AND WHAT IS FALSE 237
  32. XXVIII. OF FRIENDSHIP 243
  33. XXIX. NINE-AND-TWENTY SONNETS OF ETIENNE DE LA BOËTIE 260
  34. XXX. OF MODERATION 262
  35. XXXI. OF CANNIBALS 268
  36. XXXII. THAT IT IS WITH SOBRIETY THAT WE SHOULD UNDERTAKE TO JUDGE OF THE DIVINE DECREES 286
  37. XXXIII. OF AVOIDING PLEASURES AT THE COST OF LIFE 290
  38. XXXIV. THAT FORTUNE IS OFTEN MET WITH IN THE TRAIN OF REASON 292
  39. XXXV. OF A DEFECT IN OUR ADMINISTRATION OF CITIES 296
  40. XXXVI. OF THE CUSTOM OF WEARING CLOTHES 298
  41. XXXVII. OF THE YOUNGER CATO 303
  42. XXXVIII. HOW WE WEEP AND LAUGH AT ONE AND THE SAME THING 309
  43. XXXIX. OF SOLITUDE 313
  44. XL. REFLECTION CONCERNING CICERO 329
  45. XLI. OF NOT GIVING AWAY ONE'S GLORY 336
  46. XLII. OF THE INEQUALITY BETWEEN US 340
  47. XLIII. OF SUMPTUARY LAWS 352
  48. XLIV. OF SLEEP 356
  49. XLV. OF THE BATTLE OF DREUX 359
  50. XLVI. OF NAMES 361
  51. XLVII. OF THE UNCERTAINTY OF OUR JUDGEMENT 368
  52. XLVIII. OF STEEDS 376
  53. XLIX. OF ANCIENT CUSTOMS 388
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