In my youth I studied for ostentation; later, a little to...

In my youth I studied for ostentation; later, a little to gain wisdom; now, for recreation; never for gain.

Michel de Montaigne

The Complete Essays of Montaigne (ed. 1976)

Michel de Montaigne Quotes

In my youth I studied for ostentation; later, a little to gain wisdom; now, for recreation; never for gain.

In my youth I studied for ostentation; later, a little to gain wisdom; now, for recreation; never for gain.

In my youth I studied for ostentation; later, a little to gain wisdom; now, for recreation; never for gain.

In my youth I studied for ostentation; later, a little to gain wisdom; now, for recreation; never for gain.