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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22.1.11

La philosophie a des discours pour la naissance des hommes comme pour la décrépitude.

Philosophy can discuss birth as well as decrepitude.

1 comment:

  1. Wofl22 January 2011 at 03:04

    The senescence and decline of our bodies and minds is a familiar topic from the beginning of literature, but the discussion of birth-control was exceedingly rare until recently - mainly because religions are invented by men obsessed with paternity and virginity.

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