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Michel de Montaigne quote about knowledge from The Essays of Michel de Montaigne (1580) - I seek, in the reading of books, only to please myself by an honest diversion; or, if I study, 'tis for no other science than what treats of the knowledge of myself, and instructs me how to die and how to live well.

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“ I seek, in the reading of books, only to please myself by an honest diversion; or, if I study, 'tis for no other science than what treats of the knowledge of myself, and instructs me how to die and how to live well. ”

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Author

Michel de Montaigne

Source

The Essays of Michel de Montaigne

Topic

knowledge reading books

Date

1580

Language

English

Reference

Note

Translated by Charles Cotton

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http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3600/3600-h/3600-h.htm

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Michel de Montaigne quote about knowledge from The Essays of Michel de Montaigne (1580) - I seek, in the reading of books, only to please myself by an honest diversion; or, if I study, 'tis for no other science than what treats of the knowledge of myself, and instructs me how to die and how to live well.

Michel de Montaigne quote about knowledge from The Essays of Michel de Montaigne (1580) - I seek, in the reading of books, only to please myself by an honest diversion; or, if I study, 'tis for no other science than what treats of the knowledge of myself, and instructs me how to die and how to live well.

Michel de Montaigne quote about knowledge from The Essays of Michel de Montaigne (1580) - I seek, in the reading of books, only to please myself by an honest diversion; or, if I study, 'tis for no other science than what treats of the knowledge of myself, and instructs me how to die and how to live well.

Michel de Montaigne quote about knowledge from The Essays of Michel de Montaigne (1580) - I seek, in the reading of books, only to please myself by an honest diversion; or, if I study, 'tis for no other science than what treats of the knowledge of myself, and instructs me how to die and how to live well.