“ so much greater is the thirst for fame than for virtue. ”
Michel de Montaigne, The Essays of Michel de Montaigne (1580). copy citation
| Author | Michel de Montaigne |
|---|---|
| Source | The Essays of Michel de Montaigne |
| Topic | fame virtue |
| Date | 1580 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Charles Cotton |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3600/3600-h/3600-h.htm |
Context
“caucus discriminis atque laboris Inde habuit: tanto major famae sitis est, quam Virtutis.” [“For these the Roman, the Greek, and the Barbarian commander hath aroused himself; he has incurred thence causes of danger and toil: so much greater is the thirst for fame than for virtue.” —Juvenal, x. 137.]
CHAPTER XLVII——OF THE UNCERTAINTY OF OUR JUDGMENT Well says this verse: [“There is everywhere much liberty of speech.”—Iliad, xx. 249.]
For example:
[“Hannibal conquered, but knew not how to make the best use of his victorious venture.”—Petrarch, Son., 83.]”
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