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Essays book 1

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Michel Eyquem de Montaigne is one of the most influential writers of the French Renaissance, known for popularising the essay as a literary genre and is popularly thought of as the father of Modern Skepticism. He became famous for his effortless ability to merge serious intellectual speculation with casual anecdotes and autobiography—and his massive volume Essais (translated literally as "Attempts") contains, to this day, some of the most widely influential essays ever written. (Summary extracted from Wikipedia)

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Chapters

Chapter 1
01 - THAT MEN BY VARIOUS WAYS ARRIVE AT THE SAME END.
15:35
Chapter 2
02 - OF SORROW
10:54
Chapter 3
03 - THAT OUR AFFECTIONS CARRY THEMSELVES BEYOND US
20:23
Chapter 4
04 - THAT THE SOUL EXPENDS ITS PASSIONS UPON FALSE OBJECTS, WHERE THE TRUE ARE WANTING
08:49
Chapter 5
05 - WHETHER THE GOVERNOR OF A PLACE BESIEGED OUGHT HIMSELF TO GO OUT TO PARLEY
09:45
Chapter 6
06 - THAT THE HOUR OF PARLEY DANGEROUS
09:00
Chapter 7
07 - THAT THE INTENTION IS JUDGE OF OUR ACTIONS
04:14
Chapter 8
08 - OF IDLENESS
05:05
Chapter 9
09 - OF LIARS
20:09
Chapter 10
10 - OF QUICK OR SLOW SPEECH
08:15
Chapter 11
11 - OF PROGNOSTICATIONS
13:29
Chapter 12
12 - OF CONSTANCY
10:21
Chapter 13
13 - THE CEREMONY OF THE INTERVIEW OF PRINCES
04:54
Chapter 14
14 - THAT MEN ARE JUSTLY PUNISHED FOR BEING OBSTINATE IN THE DEFENCE OF A FORT THAT IS NOT IN REASON TO BE DEFENDED
05:00
Chapter 15
15 - OF THE PUNISHMENT OF COWARDICE
05:53
Chapter 16
16 - A PROCEEDING OF SOME AMBASSADORS
12:11
Chapter 17
17 - OF FEAR
09:44
Chapter 18
18 - THAT MEN ARE NOT TO JUDGE OF OUR HAPPINESS TILL AFTER DEATH.
10:59
Chapter 19
19 - THAT TO STUDY PHILOSOPY IS TO LEARN TO DIE
50:06
Chapter 20
20 - OF THE FORCE OF IMAGINATION
33:09
Chapter 21
21 - THAT THE PROFIT OF ONE MAN IS THE DAMAGE OF ANOTHER
02:32
Chapter 22
22 - OF CUSTOM, AND THAT WE SHOULD NOT EASILY CHANGE A LAW RECEIVED
50:04
Chapter 23
23 - VARIOUS EVENTS FROM THE SAME COUNSEL
29:15
Chapter 24
24 - OF PEDANTRY
36:36
Chapter 25
25 - OF THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN , part 1
52:57
Chapter 26
26 - OF THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN , part 2
57:13
Chapter 27
27 - THAT IT IS FOLLY TO MEASURE TRUTH AND ERROR BY OUR OWN CAPACITY
12:31
Chapter 28
28 - OF FRIENDSHIP
1:03:15
Chapter 29
29 - NINE AND TWENTY SONNETS OF ETIENNE DE LA BOETIE & OF MODERATION
20:36
Chapter 30
30 - OF CANNIBALS
36:56
Chapter 31
31 - THAT A MAN IS SOBERLY TO JUDGE OF THE DIVINE ORDINANCES
07:19
Chapter 32
32 - THAT WE ARE TO AVOID PLEASURES, EVEN AT THE EXPENSE OF LIFE
05:23
Chapter 33
33 - THAT FORTUNE IS OFTEN-TIMES OBSERVED TO ACT BY THE RULE OF REASON
09:35
Chapter 34
34 - OF ONE DEFECT IN OUR GOVERNMENT
03:57
Chapter 35
35 - OF THE CUSTOM OF WEARING CLOTHES
12:16
Chapter 36
36 - OF CATO THE YOUNGER
13:13
Chapter 37
37 - THAT WE LAUGH AND CRY FOR THE SAME THING
11:33
Chapter 38
38 - OF SOLITUDE
31:26
Chapter 39
39 - A CONSIDERATION UPON CICERO
17:15
Chapter 40
40 - THAT THE RELISH FOR GOOD AND EVIL DEPENDS IN GREAT MEASURE UPON THE OPINION WE HAVE OF THEM
58:43
Chapter 41
41 - NOT TO COMMUNICATE A MAN'S HONOUR
09:11
Chapter 42
42 - OF THE INEQUALITY AMOUNGST US.
27:54
Chapter 43
43 - OF SUMPTUARY LAWS
07:51
Chapter 44
44 - OF SLEEP
05:49
Chapter 45
45 - OF THE BATTLE OF DREUX
05:17
Chapter 46
46 - OF NAMES
18:58
Chapter 47
47 - OF THE UNCERTAINTY OF OUR JUDGMENT
19:19
Chapter 48
48 - OF WAR HORSES, OR DESTRIERS
23:47
Chapter 49
49 - OF ANCIENT CUSTOMS
15:23
Chapter 50
50 - OF DEMOCRITUS AND HERACLITUS
09:07
Chapter 51
51 - OF THE VANITY OF WORDS
12:09
Chapter 52
52 - OF THE PARSIMONY OF THE ANCIENTS
02:37
Chapter 53
53 - OF A SAYING OF CAESAR
04:44
Chapter 54
54 - OF VAIN SUBTLETIES
11:04
Chapter 55
55 - OF SMELLS
07:36
Chapter 56
56 - OF PRAYERS
33:45
Chapter 57
57 - OF AGE
10:24

Essays book 1

Chapters

01 - THAT MEN BY VARIOUS WAYS ARRIVE AT THE SAME END.

02 - OF SORROW

03 - THAT OUR AFFECTIONS CARRY THEMSELVES BEYOND US

04 - THAT THE SOUL EXPENDS ITS PASSIONS UPON FALSE OBJECTS, WHERE THE TRUE ARE WANTING

05 - WHETHER THE GOVERNOR OF A PLACE BESIEGED OUGHT HIMSELF TO GO OUT TO PARLEY

06 - THAT THE HOUR OF PARLEY DANGEROUS

07 - THAT THE INTENTION IS JUDGE OF OUR ACTIONS

08 - OF IDLENESS

09 - OF LIARS

10 - OF QUICK OR SLOW SPEECH

11 - OF PROGNOSTICATIONS

12 - OF CONSTANCY

13 - THE CEREMONY OF THE INTERVIEW OF PRINCES

14 - THAT MEN ARE JUSTLY PUNISHED FOR BEING OBSTINATE IN THE DEFENCE OF A FORT THAT IS NOT IN REASON TO BE DEFENDED

15 - OF THE PUNISHMENT OF COWARDICE

16 - A PROCEEDING OF SOME AMBASSADORS

17 - OF FEAR

18 - THAT MEN ARE NOT TO JUDGE OF OUR HAPPINESS TILL AFTER DEATH.

19 - THAT TO STUDY PHILOSOPY IS TO LEARN TO DIE

20 - OF THE FORCE OF IMAGINATION

21 - THAT THE PROFIT OF ONE MAN IS THE DAMAGE OF ANOTHER

22 - OF CUSTOM, AND THAT WE SHOULD NOT EASILY CHANGE A LAW RECEIVED

23 - VARIOUS EVENTS FROM THE SAME COUNSEL

24 - OF PEDANTRY

25 - OF THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN , part 1

26 - OF THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN , part 2

27 - THAT IT IS FOLLY TO MEASURE TRUTH AND ERROR BY OUR OWN CAPACITY

28 - OF FRIENDSHIP

29 - NINE AND TWENTY SONNETS OF ETIENNE DE LA BOETIE & OF MODERATION

30 - OF CANNIBALS

31 - THAT A MAN IS SOBERLY TO JUDGE OF THE DIVINE ORDINANCES

32 - THAT WE ARE TO AVOID PLEASURES, EVEN AT THE EXPENSE OF LIFE

33 - THAT FORTUNE IS OFTEN-TIMES OBSERVED TO ACT BY THE RULE OF REASON

34 - OF ONE DEFECT IN OUR GOVERNMENT

35 - OF THE CUSTOM OF WEARING CLOTHES

36 - OF CATO THE YOUNGER

37 - THAT WE LAUGH AND CRY FOR THE SAME THING

38 - OF SOLITUDE

39 - A CONSIDERATION UPON CICERO

40 - THAT THE RELISH FOR GOOD AND EVIL DEPENDS IN GREAT MEASURE UPON THE OPINION WE HAVE OF THEM

41 - NOT TO COMMUNICATE A MAN'S HONOUR

42 - OF THE INEQUALITY AMOUNGST US.

43 - OF SUMPTUARY LAWS

44 - OF SLEEP

45 - OF THE BATTLE OF DREUX

46 - OF NAMES

47 - OF THE UNCERTAINTY OF OUR JUDGMENT

48 - OF WAR HORSES, OR DESTRIERS

49 - OF ANCIENT CUSTOMS

50 - OF DEMOCRITUS AND HERACLITUS

51 - OF THE VANITY OF WORDS

52 - OF THE PARSIMONY OF THE ANCIENTS

53 - OF A SAYING OF CAESAR

54 - OF VAIN SUBTLETIES

55 - OF SMELLS

56 - OF PRAYERS

57 - OF AGE