Citations de Michel de Montaigne

Michel Eyquem, Seigneur de Montaigne, 1533-1592

Quotations from Montaigne's Essays
selected and translated by Anthony Weir
with glosses and comments.

Michel de Montaigne

Michel de Montaigne
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21.10.10

Qui craint de souffrir, il souffre déjà ce qu'il craint.

If you fear pain, you already suffer the pain of fear.

1 comment:

  1. Wofl22 October 2010 at 02:20

    It is a lesser suffering of course - but it could be lifelong.

    The fear of pain is what fuels the medico-pharmaceutical intervention industry.

    And psychic pain is ever on the increase...

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