He that first likened glory to a shadow did better than he was aware of. They are both of them things excellently vain. Glory also, like a shadow, goes sometimes before the body, and sometimes in length infinitely exceeds it.


The Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne: Translated Into English (ed. 1759)

Michel de Montaigne Quotes

He that first likened glory to a shadow did better than he was aware of. They are both of them things excellently vain. Glory also, like a shadow,...

He that first likened glory to a shadow did better than he was aware of. They are both of them things excellently vain. Glory also, like a shadow,...

He that first likened glory to a shadow did better than he was aware of. They are both of them things excellently vain. Glory also, like a shadow,...

He that first likened glory to a shadow did better than he was aware of. They are both of them things excellently vain. Glory also, like a shadow,...