Michel de Montaigne Quote

When all is summed up, a man never speaks of himself without loss; his accusations of himself are always believed; his praises never.


The complete works of Michael de Montaigne; tr. by W. Hazlitt (ed. 1842)


When all is summed up, a man never speaks of himself without loss; his accusations of himself are always believed; his praises never.

When all is summed up, a man never speaks of himself without loss; his accusations of himself are always believed; his praises never.

When all is summed up, a man never speaks of himself without loss; his accusations of himself are always believed; his praises never.

When all is summed up, a man never speaks of himself without loss; his accusations of himself are always believed; his praises never.