John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9275 Mihel Eyquem
| NUMBER: | 9275 |
| AUTHOR: | Michel Eyquem, seigneur de Montaigne (1533–1592) |
| QUOTATION: | Accustom him to everything, that he may not be a Sir Paris, a carpet-knight, 1 but a sinewy, hardy, and vigorous young man. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Book i. Chap. xxv. Of the Education of Children. |
| Note 1. See Burton, Quotation 24. [back] |