Friday, September 18, 2009

Sixteenth Century Quote of the Week

"Qui ne se donne loisir d'avoir soif, ne saurait prendre plaisir à boire."

"He who does not permit himself to become thirsty will never be able to take pleasure in drinking."

--Michel de Montaigne (1533-92), Essais.
Vol. I, Ch. XLII: "De l'inégalité qui est entre nous."

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