The only good histories are those that have been written by the persons themselves who commanded in the affairs whereof they write.


Book II, ch. 10. Of Books - Essais (1595) - Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)

Michel de Montaigne Quotes

The only good histories are those that have been written by the persons themselves who commanded in the affairs whereof they write.

The only good histories are those that have been written by the persons themselves who commanded in the affairs whereof they write.

The only good histories are those that have been written by the persons themselves who commanded in the affairs whereof they write.

The only good histories are those that have been written by the persons themselves who commanded in the affairs whereof they write.