CONTENTS

PREFACE

THE LETTERS OF MONTAIGNE

I. — To Monsieur de MONTAIGNE

II. — To Monseigneur, Monseigneur de

MONTAIGNE.

III. — To

Monsieur, Monsieur de LANSAC,

IV.

— To Monsieur, Monsieur de MESMES, Lord of Roissy and

Malassize, Privy

V. — To

Monsieur, Monsieur de L’HOSPITAL, Chancellor of France

VI. — To Monsieur, Monsieur de Folx,

Privy Councillor, to the Signory of Venice.

VII. — To Mademoiselle de MONTAIGNE, my

Wife.

VIII. — To

Monsieur DUPUY,

IX. — To

the Jurats of Bordeaux.

X. —

To the same.

XI. — To

the same.

XII. —

XIII. — To Mademoiselle

PAULMIER.

XIV. — To the

KING, HENRY IV.

XV. — To

the same.

XVI. — To the

Governor of Guienne.

BOOK THE

FIRST —

CHAPTER I

— THAT MEN BY VARIOUS WAYS ARRIVE AT THE SAME END.

CHAPTER II — OF SORROW

CHAPTER III — THAT OUR AFFECTIONS CARRY

THEMSELVES BEYOND US

CHAPTER IV

— THAT THE SOUL EXPENDS ITS PASSIONS UPON FALSE OBJECTS

CHAPTER V — WHETHER THE GOVERNOR

HIMSELF GO OUT TO PARLEY

CHAPTER VI

— THAT THE HOUR OF PARLEY DANGEROUS

CHAPTER VII — THAT THE INTENTION IS

JUDGE OF OUR ACTIONS

CHAPTER VIII

— OF IDLENESS

CHAPTER IX

— OF LIARS

CHAPTER X

— OF QUICK OR SLOW SPEECH

CHAPTER XI — OF PROGNOSTICATIONS

CHAPTER XII — OF CONSTANCY

CHAPTER XIII — THE CEREMONY OF THE

INTERVIEW OF PRINCES

CHAPTER XIV

— THAT MEN ARE JUSTLY PUNISHED FOR BEING OBSTINATE

CHAPTER XV — OF THE PUNISHMENT OF

COWARDICE

CHAPTER XVI — A

PROCEEDING OF SOME AMBASSADORS

CHAPTER XVII — OF FEAR

CHAPTER XVIII — NOT TO JUDGE OF OUR HAPPINESS TILL AFTER

DEATH.

CHAPTER XIX — THAT

TO STUDY PHILOSOPY IS TO LEARN TO DIE

CHAPTER XX — OF THE FORCE OF IMAGINATION

CHAPTER XXI — THAT THE PROFIT OF ONE MAN

IS THE DAMAGE OF ANOTHER

CHAPTER

XXII — OF CUSTOM; WE SHOULD NOT EASILY CHANGE A LAW RECEIVED

CHAPTER XXIII — VARIOUS

EVENTS FROM THE SAME COUNSEL

CHAPTER

XXIV — OF PEDANTRY

CHAPTER

XXV — OF THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN

CHAPTER XXVI — FOLLY TO MEASURE TRUTH

AND ERROR BY OUR OWN CAPACITY

CHAPTER XXVII — OF FRIENDSHIP

CHAPTER XXVIII — NINE AND TWENTY SONNETS

OF ESTIENNE DE LA BOITIE

CHAPTER

XXIX — OF MODERATION

CHAPTER XXX — OF CANNIBALS

CHAPTER XXXI — THAT A MAN IS SOBERLY TO JUDGE OF THE DIVINE

ORDINANCES

CHAPTER XXXII —

WE ARE TO AVOID PLEASURES, EVEN AT THE EXPENSE OF LIFE

CHAPTER XXXIII — FORTUNE IS OFTEN

OBSERVED TO ACT BY THE RULE OF REASON

CHAPTER XXXIV — OF ONE DEFECT IN OUR GOVERNMENT

CHAPTER XXXV — OF THE CUSTOM OF WEARING

CLOTHES

CHAPTER XXXVI — OF

CATO THE YOUNGER

CHAPTER XXXVII

— THAT WE LAUGH AND CRY FOR THE SAME THING

CHAPTER XXXVIII — OF

SOLITUDE

CHAPTER XXXIX — A

CONSIDERATION UPON CICERO

CHAPTER XL

— RELISH FOR GOOD AND EVIL DEPENDS UPON OUR OPINION

CHAPTER XLI — NOT TO COMMUNICATE A

MAN’S HONOUR

CHAPTER XLII

— OF THE INEQUALITY AMOUNGST US.

CHAPTER XLIII — OF SUMPTUARY LAWS

CHAPTER XLIV — OF SLEEP

CHAPTER XLV — OF THE BATTLE OF DREUX

CHAPTER XLVI — OF NAMES

CHAPTER XLVII — OF THE

UNCERTAINTY OF OUR JUDGMENT

CHAPTER

XLVIII — OF WAR HORSES, OR DESTRIERS

CHAPTER XLIX — OF ANCIENT CUSTOMS

CHAPTER L — OF DEMOCRITUS AND

HERACLITUS

CHAPTER LI — OF

THE VANITY OF WORDS

CHAPTER LII

— OF THE PARSIMONY OF THE ANCIENTS

CHAPTER LIII — OF A SAYING OF CAESAR

CHAPTER LIV — OF VAIN

SUBTLETIES

CHAPTER LV — OF

SMELLS

CHAPTER LVI — OF

PRAYERS

CHAPTER LVII — OF

AGE

BOOK THE SECOND —

CHAPTER I — OF THE

INCONSTANCY OF OUR ACTIONS

CHAPTER

II — OF DRUNKENNESS

CHAPTER III — A CUSTOM OF THE ISLE OF CEA

CHAPTER IV — TO-MORROW’S A NEW DAY

CHAPTER V — OF CONSCIENCE

CHAPTER VI — USE MAKES

PERFECT

CHAPTER VII — OF

RECOMPENSES OF HONOUR

CHAPTER VIII

— OF THE AFFECTION OF FATHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN

CHAPTER IX — OF THE ARMS OF THE

PARTHIANS

CHAPTER X — OF

BOOKS

CHAPTER XI — OF

CRUELTY

CHAPTER XII — APOLOGY

FOR RAIMOND SEBOND

CHAPTER XIII

— OF JUDGING OF THE DEATH OF ANOTHER

CHAPTER XIV — THAT OUR MIND HINDERS

ITSELF

CHAPTER XV — THAT

OUR DESIRES ARE AUGMENTED BY DIFFICULTY

CHAPTER XVI — OF GLORY

CHAPTER XVII — OF PRESUMPTION

CHAPTER XVIII — OF GIVING THE LIE

CHAPTER XIX — OF LIBERTY

OF CONSCIENCE

CHAPTER XX —

THAT WE TASTE NOTHING PURE

CHAPTER XXI — AGAINST IDLENESS

CHAPTER XXII — OF POSTING

CHAPTER XXIII — OF ILL MEANS EMPLOYED TO

A GOOD END

CHAPTER XXIV — OF

THE ROMAN GRANDEUR

CHAPTER XXV

— NOT TO COUNTERFEIT BEING SICK

CHAPTER XXVI — OF THUMBS

CHAPTER XXVII — COWARDICE THE MOTHER OF

CRUELTY

CHAPTER XXVIII — ALL

THINGS HAVE THEIR SEASON

CHAPTER

XXIX — OF VIRTUE

CHAPTER

XXX — OF A MONSTROUS CHILD

CHAPTER XXXI — OF ANGER

CHAPTER XXXII — DEFENCE OF SENECA AND PLUTARCH

CHAPTER XXXIII — THE

STORY OF SPURINA

CHAPTER XXXIV

— OBSERVATION ON A WAR ACCORDING TO JULIUS CAESAR

CHAPTER XXXV — OF THREE GOOD WOMEN

CHAPTER XXXVI — OF THE

MOST EXCELLENT MEN

CHAPTER XXXVII

— OF THE RESEMBLANCE OF CHILDREN TO THEIR FATHERS

BOOK THE THIRD —

CHAPTER I — OF PROFIT AND HONESTY

CHAPTER II — OF REPENTANCE

CHAPTER III — OF THREE

COMMERCES

CHAPTER IV — OF

DIVERSION

CHAPTER V — UPON

SOME VERSES OF VIRGIL

CHAPTER VI

— OF COACHES

CHAPTER VII

— OF THE INCONVENIENCE OF GREATNESS

CHAPTER VIII — OF

THE ART OF CONFERENCE

CHAPTER IX

— OF VANITY

CHAPTER X

— OF MANAGING THE WILL

CHAPTER XI — OF CRIPPLES

CHAPTER XII — OF PHYSIOGNOMY

CHAPTER XIII — OF EXPERIENCE

APOLOGY

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