The Essays of Montaigne — volume 14
The Essays of Montaigne — volume 14
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49. ] Had I liberty to set myself forth after my own mode, there is no sograceful fashion to which I would be so fixed as not to be able todisengage myself from it; life is an unequal, irregular and multiformmotion. 'Tis not to be a friend to one's self, much less a master 'tisto be a slave, incessantly to be led by the nose by one's self, and to beso fixed in one's previous inclinations, that one cannot turn aside norwrithe one's neck out of the collar. I say this now in this part of mylife, w...herein I find I cannot easily disengage myself from theimportunity of my soul, which cannot ordinarily amuse itself but inthings of limited range, nor employ itself otherwise than entirely andwith all its force; upon the lightest subject offered it expands andstretches it to that degree as therein to employ its utmost power;wherefore it is that idleness is to me a very painful labour, and veryprejudicial to my health. Most men's minds require foreign matter toexercise and enliven them; mine has rather need of it to sit still andrepose itself, "Vitia otii negotio discutienda sunt, " ["The vices of sloth are to be shaken off by business.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
49. ] Had I liberty to set myself forth after my own mode, there is no sograceful fashion to which I would be so fixed as not to be able todisengage myself from it; life is an unequal, irregular and multiformmotion. 'Tis not to be a friend to one's self, much less a master 'tisto be a slave, incessantly to be led by the nose by one's self, and to beso fixed in one's previous inclinations, that one cannot turn aside norwrithe one's neck out of the collar. I say this now in this part of mylife, w...herein I find I cannot easily disengage myself from theimportunity of my soul, which cannot ordinarily amuse itself but inthings of limited range, nor employ itself otherwise than entirely andwith all its force; upon the lightest subject offered it expands andstretches it to that degree as therein to employ its utmost power;wherefore it is that idleness is to me a very painful labour, and veryprejudicial to my health. Most men's minds require foreign matter toexercise and enliven them; mine has rather need of it to sit still andrepose itself, "Vitia otii negotio discutienda sunt, " ["The vices of sloth are to be shaken off by business.
What to read after The Essays of Montaigne — volume 14?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Montaigne Michel De to read onlineMoreLess
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