John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9307 Mihel Eyquem
| NUMBER: | 9307 |
| AUTHOR: | Michel Eyquem, seigneur de Montaigne (1533–1592) |
| QUOTATION: | Like rowers, who advance backward. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Book iii. Chap. i. Of Profit and Honesty. |
| Note 1. See Burton, Quotation 9. [back] |