“I quote others only in order the better to express myself.”
― The Complete Essays
― The Complete Essays
“The most fruitful and natural exercise for our minds is, in my opinion, conversation.”
― The Essays: A Selection
― The Essays: A Selection
“It is a disaster that wisdom forbids you to be satisfied with yourself and always sends you away dissatisfied and fearful, whereas stubbornness and foolhardiness fill their hosts with joy and assurance.”
― The Complete Essays
― The Complete Essays
“If I speak of myself in different ways, that is because I look at myself in different ways.”
― The Complete Essays
― The Complete Essays
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