John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9277 Mihel Eyquem
| NUMBER: | 9277 |
| AUTHOR: | Michel Eyquem, seigneur de Montaigne (1533–1592) |
| QUOTATION: | There are some defeats more triumphant than victories. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Book i. Chap. xxx. Of Cannibals. |
| Note 1. See Bacon, Quotation 58. [back] |