The Essays of Montaigne — Volume 09

Project Gutenberg's The Essays of Montaigne, Volume 9, by Michel de MontaigneThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: The Essays of Montaigne, Volume 9Author: Michel de MontaigneRelease Date: September 17, 2006 [EBook #3589]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE ESSAYS OF MONTAIGNE, VOLUME 9 ***Produced by David WidgerESSAYS OF MICHEL DE MONTAIGNETranslated by Charles CottonEdited by William Carew Hazilitt1877CONTENTS OF VOLUME 9.I. Of the inconstancy of our actions.II. Of drunkenness.III. A custom of the Isle of Cea.IV. To-morrow's a new day.V. Of conscience.VI. Use makes perfect.ESSAYS OF MONTAIGNEBOOK THE SECONDCHAPTER IOF THE INCONSTANCY OF OUR ACTIONSSuch as make it their business to oversee human actions, do not find themselves in anything so much perplexed as toreconcile them and bring them into the world's eye with the same lustre and reputation; for they commonly so strangelycontradict one another that it seems impossible they should proceed from one and the same person. We find theyounger Marius one while a son of Mars and another a son of Venus. Pope Boniface VIII. entered, it is said, into hisPapacy like a fox, behaved himself in it like a lion, and died like a dog; and who could believe it to be ...