All I say is by way of discourse, and nothing by way of advice. I should not speak so boldly if it were my due to be believed.


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


All I say is by way of discourse, and nothing by way of advice. I should not speak so boldly if it were my due to be believed.

All I say is by way of discourse, and nothing by way of advice. I should not speak so boldly if it were my due to be believed.

All I say is by way of discourse, and nothing by way of advice. I should not speak so boldly if it were my due to be believed.

All I say is by way of discourse, and nothing by way of advice. I should not speak so boldly if it were my due to be believed.