John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9299 Mihel Eyquem
| NUMBER: | 9299 |
| AUTHOR: | Michel Eyquem, seigneur de Montaigne (1533–1592) |
| QUOTATION: | The mariner of old said to Neptune in a great tempest, “O God! thou mayest save me if thou wilt, and if thou wilt thou mayest destroy me; but whether or no, I will steer my rudder true.” 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Book ii. Chap. xvi. Of Glory. |
| Note 1. Seneca: Epistle 85. [back] |