 I presently surrender my passion, and deliver the matter to him without exaggeration, without emphasis, or any painting of my own. A quick and earnest way of speaking, as mine is, is apt to run into hyperbole. There is nothing to which men commonly are...  Essays of montaigne - Page 1841923Full view - About this book
 | Michel de Montaigne - French essays - 1743 - 442 pages
...Command and Force, Fire and Sword, Tis ill luck to be at that Pafs, that the beft Trial of Truth, muft be the multitude of Believers, in a Crowd, where the Number of Fools fo much exceeds the wife. Quafi vero quiJquam fit tam valde, quant nil fapere -uulgare. Sai itatis... | |
 | Michel de Montaigne - French essays - 1811 - 556 pages
...fire and sword. It is a misfortune to be at that pass, that the best touchstone of the truth, must be the multitude of believers, in a crowd, where the...number of fools so much exceeds the wise. Quasi vero quidt/iium sit tam valde, quam niliil sapere, vulgare. Saiiitatis patroclnium est, insanient'ntm turbu... | |
 | The London and Westminster Review April-August,1838 - 1838 - 612 pages
...fire and sword. 'Tis a misfortune to be at that pass, that the best touchstone of the truth must be the multitude of believers, in a crowd where the number of fools so much exceeds the wise. ' Quasi vero quidqitam sit tarn ralde quam, nihil sapere, vulgare, Sanitatis patrocinium est, insanientium turbo,.'—[Cicero... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1843 - 578 pages
...when he says, " It is a misfortune to be at that pass that the best touchstone of the truth must be the multitude of believers, in a crowd where the number of fools so much exceed the wise. It is hard for a man to form his judgment against the common opinions. The first persuasion... | |
 | John Sterling - 1848 - 760 pages
...fire and sword. 'Tis a midfortune to be at that pass, that the best touchstone of the truth must be the multitude of believers, in a crowd where the number...the wise. Quasi vero quidquam sit tam valde, quam nihil sapere, vulgure. Sanitatis patrocinium est insanientium turba. [Cicero de Div. lib. ii., c. 39.... | |
 | Michel de Montaigne - 1859 - 524 pages
...command and force, fire and sword. 'Tis sad work to be at that pass, that the best trial of truth must be the multitude of believers, in a crowd where the number of fools so much exceeds that of the wise : Quasi vero quidquam sit tarn valde, quam nil sapere, mdgare.1 Sanitatis patrocinium... | |
 | Michel de Montaigne - 1870 - 700 pages
...and force, fire and sword. 'Tis ill luck to be at that pass, that the best tryal of truth, must be the multitude of believers, in a crowd, where the...vero quidquam sit tam valde, quam nil sapere vulgare. Sanitatis patrocinium est, insanientium ; turba."—Cicero de div. I. 2. Item Aug. de Civit. Dei, lib.... | |
 | Michel de Montaigne - French essays - 1877 - 496 pages
...anything, thinks it a work of charity to persuade another into the same opinion ; which the better to do, he will make no difficulty of adding as much of...so much exceeds the wise. " Quasi vero quidquam sit tarn valde, quam nil sapere, vulgare." l " Sanitatis patrocinium est, insanientium turba," * 'Tis hard... | |
 | Michel Eyquem de Montaigne - 1877 - 620 pages
...their own opinions ; where the ordinary means fail us, we add command, force, fire, and sword. 'Ti3 a misfortune to be at such a pass, that the best test...quidquam sit tam valde, quam nil sapere, vulgare." * " Sanitatis patrocinium est, insanientium turba," 2 'Tis hard to resolve a man's judgment against... | |
 | Francis Jacox - Bible - 1877 - 400 pages
...Agrippa d'Aubign^. Montaigne calls it sad work to be at that pass, that the best trial of truth must be the multitude of believers, in a crowd where the number of fools so far exceeds that of the wise. " For my part, what I should not believe from one, I should not believe... | |
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