“ Whatever happens contrary to the course of nature may be troublesome; but what comes according to her should always be pleasant ”
Michel de Montaigne, The Essays of Michel de Montaigne (1580). copy citation
| Author | Michel de Montaigne |
|---|---|
| Source | The Essays of Michel de Montaigne |
| Topic | contrary |
| Date | 1580 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Charles Cotton |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3600/3600-h/3600-h.htm |
Context
“I, who have so much and so universally adored that “The mean is best,” of the passed time, and who have concluded the most moderate measures to be the most perfect, shall I pretend to an immeasurable and prodigious old age? Whatever happens contrary to the course of nature may be troublesome; but what comes according to her should always be pleasant:
“Omnia, quae secundum naturam fiunt, sunt habenda in bonis.” [“All things that are done according to nature are to be accounted good.”—Cicero, De Senect., c. 19.]
And so, says Plato, the death which is occasioned by wounds and diseases is violent;”
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