John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9317 Mihel Eyquem
| NUMBER: | 9317 |
| AUTHOR: | Michel Eyquem, seigneur de Montaigne (1533–1592) |
| QUOTATION: | The oldest and best known evil was ever more supportable than one that was new and untried. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Book iii. Chap. ix. Of Vanity. |
| Note 1. Livy, xxiii. 3. [back] |