There is the name and the thing; the name is a sound which sets a mark on and denotes the thing. The name is no part of the thing nor of the substance; it is an extraneous piece added to the thing, and outside of it.


Essays: In Three Books (ed. 1693)

Michel de Montaigne Quotes

There is the name and the thing; the name is a sound which sets a mark on and denotes the thing. The name is no part of the thing nor of the...

There is the name and the thing; the name is a sound which sets a mark on and denotes the thing. The name is no part of the thing nor of the...

There is the name and the thing; the name is a sound which sets a mark on and denotes the thing. The name is no part of the thing nor of the...

There is the name and the thing; the name is a sound which sets a mark on and denotes the thing. The name is no part of the thing nor of the...