The Essays of Montaigne: Book II, Chapters 18–31

What it's about

Shorter essays on giving the lie, liberty of conscience, idleness, posting, Roman grandeur, thumbs, virtue and anger, and 'Cowardice the mother of cruelty'. Cotton's 1685 translation, edited by W. C. Hazlitt.

Who it's for

- Readers who want to meet Montaigne one essay at a time - Anyone interested in how the personal essay began - Readers who enjoy candid, wandering thought on how to live

What’s inside

1. 1

   OF GIVING THE LIE

   8 min
2. 2

   OF LIBERTY OF CONSCIENCE

   8 min
3. 3

   THAT WE TASTE NOTHING PURE

   5 min
4. 4

   AGAINST IDLENESS

   8 min
5. 5

   OF POSTING

   2 min
6. 6

   OF ILL MEANS EMPLOYED TO A GOOD END

   5 min
7. 7

   OF THE ROMAN GRANDEUR

   3 min
8. 8

   NOT TO COUNTERFEIT BEING SICK

   4 min
9. 9

   OF THUMBS

   1 min
10. 10

    COWARDICE THE MOTHER OF CRUELTY

    18 min
11. 11

    ALL THINGS HAVE THEIR SEASON

    3 min
12. 12

    OF VIRTUE

    15 min
13. 13

    OF A MONSTROUS CHILD

    3 min
14. 14

    OF ANGER

    13 min

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