# Montaigne's Essays

1603.

### Table of Contents

* Florio's Preface
* To the curteous Reader
* Dedicatory Poems
* The Author to the Reader

#### The First Booke

* Chapter I. By divers Meanes men come unto a like End
* Chapter II. Of Sadnesse or Sorrowe
* Chapter III. Our Affections are transported beyond our selves
* Chapter IV. How the Soule dischargeth her Passions upon false objects, when the true faile it
* Chapter V. Whether the Captaine of a Place Besieged ought to sallie forth to Parlie
* Chapter VI. That the Houre of Parlies is dangerous
* Chapter VII. That our Intention judgeth our Actions
* Chapter VIII. Of Idlenesse
* Chapter IX. Of Lyers
* Chapter X. Of Readie or Slow Speech
* Chapter XI. Of Prognostications
* Chapter XII. Of Constancie
* Chapter XIII. Of Ceremonies in the enterview of Kings
* Chapter XIV. Men are punished by too-much opiniating themselves in a place without reason
* Chapter XV. Of the punishment of Cowardise
* Chapter XVI. A tricke of certaine Ambassadors
* Chapter XVII. Of Feare
* Chapter XVIII. That we should not judge of our Happinesse untill after our Death
* Chapter XIX. That to Philosophise is to learn how to die
* Chapter XX. On the force of Imagination
* Chapter XXI. The profit of one man is the dammage of another
* Chapter XXII. Of customs, and how a received law should not easily be changed
* Chapter XXIII. Divers events from one selfsame counsell
* Chapter XXIV. Of Pedantisme
* Chapter XXV. Of the Institution and Education of Children; to the Ladie Diana of Foix
* Chapter XXVI. It is follie to referre Truth or Falsehood to our sufficiencie
* Chapter XXVII. Of Friendship
* Chapter XXVIII. Nine and twentie Sonnets of Steven de la Boetie, to the Lady of Grammont
* Chapter XXIX. Of Moderation
* Chapter XXX. Of the Caniballes
* Chapter XXXI. That a Man ought soberly to meddle with judging of Divine Lawes
* Chapter XXXII. To avoid Voluptuousnesse in regard of Life
* Chapter XXXIII. That Fortune is oftentimes met withall in pursuit of Reason
* Chapter XXXIV. Of a Defect in our Policies
* Chapter XXXV. Of the Use of Apparell
* Chapter XXXVI. Of Cato the younger
* Chapter XXXVII. How we weepe and laugh at one selfe-same thing
* Chapter XXXVIII. Of Solitarinesse
* Chapter XXXIX. A consideration upon Cicero
* Chapter XL. That the taste of Goods or Evils doth greatly depend on the opinion we have of them
* Chapter XLI. That a Man should not communicate his Glorie
* Chapter XLII. Of the Inequalitie that is betweene us
* Chapter XLIII. Of Sumptuarie Lawes, or Lawes for moderating of Expenses
* Chapter XLIV. Of Sleeping
* Chapter XLV. Of the Battell of Dreux
* Chapter XLVI. Of Names
* Chapter XLVII. Of the uncertaintie of our Judgement
* Chapter XLVIII. Of Steeds, called in French Destriers
* Chapter XLIX. Of ancient Customes
* Chapter L. Of Democritus and Heraclitus
* Chapter LI. Of the Vanitie of Words
* Chapter LII. Of the Parcimonie of our Forefathers
* Chapter LIII. Of a saying of Cæsar
* Chapter LIV. Of vaine Subtlities, or subtill Devices
* Chapter LV. Of Smels and Odors
* Chapter LVI. Of Praiers and Orisons
* Chapter LVII. Of Age

#### The Second Booke

* Florio's Preface
* Chapter I. Of the inconstancie of our Actions
* Chapter II. Of Drunkennesse
* Chapter III. A Custome of the Ile of Cea
* Chapter IV. To-morrow is a New Day
* Chapter V. Of Conscience
* Chapter VI. Of Exercise or Practice
* Chapter VII. Of the Recompenses or Rewards of Honour
* Chapter VIII. Of the Affections of Fathers to their Children: To the Lady of Estissac
* Chapter IX. Of the Parthians Armes
* Chapter X. Of Bookes
* Chapter XI. Of Crueltie
* Chapter XII. An Apologie of Raymond Sebond
* Chapter XIII. Of Judging of others' Death
* Chapter XIV. How that our Spirit hindereth itself
* Chapter XV. That our Desires are encreased by Difficultie
* Chapter XVI. Of Glory
* Chapter XVII. Of Presumption
* Chapter XVIII. Of giving the Lie
* Chapter XIX. Of the Liberty of Conscience
* Chapter XX. We taste nothing purely
* Chapter XXI. Against Idlenesse, or doing Nothing
* Chapter XXII. Of Running Posts, or Couriers
* Chapter XXIII. Of Bad Meanes emploied to a Good End
* Chapter XXIV. Of the Roman Greatnesse
* Chapter XXV. How a Man should not Counterfeit to be Sicke
* Chapter XXVI. Of Thumbs
* Chapter XXVII. Cowardize the Mother of Cruelty
* Chapter XXVIII. All Things have their Season
* Chapter XXIX. Of Vertue
* Chapter XXX. Of a Monstrous Child
* Chapter XXXI. Of Anger and Choler
* Chapter XXXII. A Defence of Seneca and Plutarke
* Chapter XXXIII. The Historie of Spurina
* Chapter XXXIV. Observations concerning the meanes to warre after the maner of Julius Cæsar
* Chapter XXXV. Of Three Good Women
* Chapter XXXVI. Of the Worthiest and Most Excellent Men
* Chapter XXXVII. Of the Resemblance betweene Children and Fathers

#### The Third Booke

* Florio's Preface
* Chapter I. Of Profit and Honesty
* Chapter II. Of Repenting
* Chapter III. Of Three Commerces or Societies
* Chapter IV. Of Diverting and Diversions
* Chapter V. Upon some Verses of Virgil
* Chapter VI. Of Coaches
* Chapter VII. Of the Incommoditie of Greatnesse
* Chapter VIII. Of the Art of Conferring
* Chapter IX. Of Vanitie
* Chapter X. How one ought to governe his Will
* Chapter XI. Of the Lame or Crippel
* Chapter XII. Of Phisiognomy
* Chapter XIII. Of Experience