About this book
Michel Eyquem de Montaigne is one of the most influential writers of the French Renaissance, known for popularising the essay as a literary genre and is popularly thought of as the father of Modern Skepticism. He became famous for his effortless ability to merge serious intellectual speculation with casual anecdotes and autobiography—and his massive volume Essais (translated literally as "Attempts") contains, to this day, some of the most widely influential essays ever written. (Summary extracted from Wikipedia)
Chapters (57)
101 - THAT MEN BY VARIOUS WAYS ARRIVE AT THE SAME END.
202 - OF SORROW
303 - THAT OUR AFFECTIONS CARRY THEMSELVES BEYOND US
404 - THAT THE SOUL EXPENDS ITS PASSIONS UPON FALSE OBJECTS, WHERE THE TRUE ARE WANTING
505 - WHETHER THE GOVERNOR OF A PLACE BESIEGED OUGHT HIMSELF TO GO OUT TO PARLEY
606 - THAT THE HOUR OF PARLEY DANGEROUS
707 - THAT THE INTENTION IS JUDGE OF OUR ACTIONS
808 - OF IDLENESS
909 - OF LIARS
1010 - OF QUICK OR SLOW SPEECH
1111 - OF PROGNOSTICATIONS
1212 - OF CONSTANCY
1313 - THE CEREMONY OF THE INTERVIEW OF PRINCES
1414 - THAT MEN ARE JUSTLY PUNISHED FOR BEING OBSTINATE IN THE DEFENCE OF A FORT THAT IS NOT IN REASON TO BE DEFENDED
1515 - OF THE PUNISHMENT OF COWARDICE
1616 - A PROCEEDING OF SOME AMBASSADORS
1717 - OF FEAR
1818 - THAT MEN ARE NOT TO JUDGE OF OUR HAPPINESS TILL AFTER DEATH.
1919 - THAT TO STUDY PHILOSOPY IS TO LEARN TO DIE
2020 - OF THE FORCE OF IMAGINATION
2121 - THAT THE PROFIT OF ONE MAN IS THE DAMAGE OF ANOTHER
2222 - OF CUSTOM, AND THAT WE SHOULD NOT EASILY CHANGE A LAW RECEIVED
2323 - VARIOUS EVENTS FROM THE SAME COUNSEL
2424 - OF PEDANTRY
2525 - OF THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN , part 1
2626 - OF THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN , part 2
2727 - THAT IT IS FOLLY TO MEASURE TRUTH AND ERROR BY OUR OWN CAPACITY
2828 - OF FRIENDSHIP
2929 - NINE AND TWENTY SONNETS OF ETIENNE DE LA BOETIE & OF MODERATION
3030 - OF CANNIBALS
3131 - THAT A MAN IS SOBERLY TO JUDGE OF THE DIVINE ORDINANCES
3232 - THAT WE ARE TO AVOID PLEASURES, EVEN AT THE EXPENSE OF LIFE
3333 - THAT FORTUNE IS OFTEN-TIMES OBSERVED TO ACT BY THE RULE OF REASON
3434 - OF ONE DEFECT IN OUR GOVERNMENT
3535 - OF THE CUSTOM OF WEARING CLOTHES
3636 - OF CATO THE YOUNGER
3737 - THAT WE LAUGH AND CRY FOR THE SAME THING
3838 - OF SOLITUDE
3939 - A CONSIDERATION UPON CICERO
4040 - THAT THE RELISH FOR GOOD AND EVIL DEPENDS IN GREAT MEASURE UPON THE OPINION WE HAVE OF THEM
4141 - NOT TO COMMUNICATE A MAN'S HONOUR
4242 - OF THE INEQUALITY AMOUNGST US.
4343 - OF SUMPTUARY LAWS
4444 - OF SLEEP
4545 - OF THE BATTLE OF DREUX
4646 - OF NAMES
4747 - OF THE UNCERTAINTY OF OUR JUDGMENT
4848 - OF WAR HORSES, OR DESTRIERS
4949 - OF ANCIENT CUSTOMS
5050 - OF DEMOCRITUS AND HERACLITUS
5151 - OF THE VANITY OF WORDS
5252 - OF THE PARSIMONY OF THE ANCIENTS
5353 - OF A SAYING OF CAESAR
5454 - OF VAIN SUBTLETIES
5555 - OF SMELLS
5656 - OF PRAYERS
5757 - OF AGE
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