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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26.11.10

L'admiration est fondement de toute philosophie, l'inquisition le progrès, l'ignorance le bout.

The basis of all philosophy is admiration, inquiry is its progression, and ignorance its end.

1 comment:

  1. Wofl26 November 2010 at 01:20

    By 'admiration' he means, of course, the admiration of the natural world.

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