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

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11.11.10

C'est le jouir, non le posséder, qui nous rend heureux.

It is enjoying rather than possessing which makes us happy.

1 comment:

  1. Wofl11 November 2010 at 02:58

    Unfortunately some things have to be possessed - or at least shared - for them to be enjoyed. Food and wine, for example.

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