John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9316 Mihel Eyquem
| NUMBER: | 9316 |
| AUTHOR: | Michel Eyquem, seigneur de Montaigne (1533–1592) |
| QUOTATION: | What if he has borrowed the matter and spoiled the form, as it oft falls out? 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Book iii. Chap. viii. Of the Art of Conversation. |
| Note 1. See Churchill, Quotation 3. [back] |