John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9295 Mihel Eyquem
| NUMBER: | 9295 |
| AUTHOR: | Michel Eyquem, seigneur de Montaigne (1533–1592) |
| QUOTATION: | Arts and sciences are not cast in a mould, but are formed and perfected by degrees, by often handling and polishing, as bears leisurely lick their cubs into form. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Book ii. Chap. xii. Apology for Raimond Sebond. |
| Note 1. See Burton, Quotation 7. [back] |