Montaigne's Essays

For other English-language translations of this work, see The Essays of Michel de Montaigne.

Chapter I. By divers Meanes men come unto a like End
Chapter II. Of Sadnesse or Sorrowe
Chapter III. Our Affections are transported beyond our selves
Chapter IV. How the Soule dischargeth her Passions upon false objects, when the true faile it
Chapter V. Whether the Captaine of a Place Besieged ought to sallie forth to Parlie
Chapter VI. That the Houre of Parlies is dangerous
Chapter VII. That our Intention judgeth our Actions
Chapter VIII. Of Idlenesse
Chapter IX. Of Lyers
Chapter X. Of Readie or Slow Speech
Chapter XI. Of Prognostications
Chapter XII. Of Constancie
Chapter XIII. Of Ceremonies in the enterview of Kings
Chapter XIV. Men are punished by too-much opiniating themselves in a place without reason
Chapter XV. Of the punishment of Cowardise
Chapter XVI. A tricke of certaine Ambassadors
Chapter XVII. Of Feare
Chapter XVIII. That we should not judge of our Happinesse untill after our Death
Chapter XIX. That to Philosophise is to learn how to die
Chapter XX. On the force of Imagination
Chapter XXI. The profit of one man is the dammage of another
Chapter XXII. Of customs, and how a received law should not easily be changed
Chapter XXIII. Divers events from one selfsame counsell
Chapter XXIV. Of Pedantisme
Chapter XXV. Of the Institution and Education of Children; to the Ladie Diana of Foix
Chapter XXVI. It is follie to referre Truth or Falsehood to our sufficiencie
Chapter XXVII. Of Friendship
Chapter XXVIII. Nine and twentie Sonnets of Steven de la Boetie, to the Lady of Grammont
Chapter XXIX. Of Moderation
Chapter XXX. Of the Caniballes
Chapter XXXI. That a Man ought soberly to meddle with judging of Divine Lawes
Chapter XXXII. To avoid Voluptuousnesse in regard of Life
Chapter XXXIII. That Fortune is oftentimes met withall in pursuit of Reason
Chapter XXXIV. Of a Defect in our Policies
Chapter XXXV. Of the Use of Apparell
Chapter XXXVI. Of Cato the younger
Chapter XXXVII. How we weepe and laugh at one selfe-same thing
Chapter XXXVIII. Of Solitarinesse
Chapter XXXIX. A consideration upon Cicero
Chapter XL. That the taste of Goods or Evils doth greatly depend on the opinion we have of them
Chapter XLI. That a Man should not communicate his Glorie
Chapter XLII. Of the Inequalitie that is betweene us
Chapter XLIII. Of Sumptuarie Lawes, or Lawes for moderating of Expenses
Chapter XLIV. Of Sleeping
Chapter XLV. Of the Battell of Dreux
Chapter XLVI. Of Names
Chapter XLVII. Of the uncertaintie of our Judgement
Chapter XLVIII. Of Steeds, called in French Destriers
Chapter XLIX. Of ancient Customes
Chapter L. Of Democritus and Heraclitus
Chapter LI. Of the Vanitie of Words
Chapter LII. Of the Parcimonie of our Forefathers
Chapter LIII. Of a saying of Cæsar
Chapter LIV. Of vaine Subtlities, or subtill Devices
Chapter LV. Of Smels and Odors
Chapter LVI. Of Praiers and Orisons
Chapter LVII. Of Age

The Second Booke

Florio's Preface
Chapter I. Of the inconstancie of our Actions
Chapter II. Of Drunkennesse
Chapter III. A Custome of the Ile of Cea
Chapter IV. To-morrow is a New Day
Chapter V. Of Conscience
Chapter VI. Of Exercise or Practice
Chapter VII. Of the Recompenses or Rewards of Honour
Chapter VIII. Of the Affections of Fathers to their Children: To the Lady of Estissac
Chapter IX. Of the Parthians Armes
Chapter X. Of Bookes
Chapter XI. Of Crueltie
Chapter XII. An Apologie of Raymond Sebond
Chapter XIII. Of Judging of others' Death
Chapter XIV. How that our Spirit hindereth itself
Chapter XV. That our Desires are encreased by Difficultie
Chapter XVI. Of Glory
Chapter XVII. Of Presumption
Chapter XVIII. Of giving the Lie
Chapter XIX. Of the Liberty of Conscience
Chapter XX. We taste nothing purely
Chapter XXI. Against Idlenesse, or doing Nothing
Chapter XXII. Of Running Posts, or Couriers
Chapter XXIII. Of Bad Meanes emploied to a Good End
Chapter XXIV. Of the Roman Greatnesse
Chapter XXV. How a Man should not Counterfeit to be Sicke
Chapter XXVI. Of Thumbs
Chapter XXVII. Cowardize the Mother of Cruelty
Chapter XXVIII. All Things have their Season
Chapter XXIX. Of Vertue
Chapter XXX. Of a Monstrous Child
Chapter XXXI. Of Anger and Choler
Chapter XXXII. A Defence of Seneca and Plutarke
Chapter XXXIII. The Historie of Spurina
Chapter XXXIV. Observations concerning the meanes to warre after the maner of Julius Cæsar
Chapter XXXV. Of Three Good Women
Chapter XXXVI. Of the Worthiest and Most Excellent Men
Chapter XXXVII. Of the Resemblance betweene Children and Fathers

The Third Booke

Florio's Preface
Chapter I. Of Profit and Honesty
Chapter II. Of Repenting
Chapter III. Of Three Commerces or Societies
Chapter IV. Of Diverting and Diversions
Chapter V. Upon some Verses of Virgil
Chapter VI. Of Coaches
Chapter VII. Of the Incommoditie of Greatnesse
Chapter VIII. Of the Art of Conferring
Chapter IX. Of Vanitie
Chapter X. How one ought to governe his Will
Chapter XI. Of the Lame or Crippel
Chapter XII. Of Phisiognomy
Chapter XIII. Of Experience

This article is issued from Wikisource. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

Table of Contents

The First Booke

The Second Booke

The Third Booke