Table of Contents
John Florio’s 1603 Translation
Book 1
- 1By diverse meanes men come unto a like end
- 2Of Sadnesse or Sorrowe
- 3Our affections are transported beyond our selves
- 4How the soule dischargeth her passions upon false objects, when the true faile it
- 5Whether the Captaine of a place besieged ought to salie forth to parlie
- 6That the houre of parlies is dangerous
- 7That our intention judgeth our actions
- 8Of Idlenesse
- 9Of Lyers
- 10Of readie or slowe speach
- 11Of Prognostications
- 12Of Constancie
- 13Of Ceremonies in the interview of Kings
- 14Men are punished by too-much opiniating themselves in a place without reason
- 15Of the punishment of Cowardise
- 16A tricke of certaine Ambassadors
- 17Of feare
- 18That we should not judge of our happinesse, untill after our death
- 19That to Philosophie, is to learne how to die
- 20Of the force of imagination
- 21The profit of one man is the domage of an other
- 22Of custome, and how a received law should not easily be changed
- 23Divers events from one selfe same counsell
- 24Of Pedantisme
- 25Of the institution and education of Children
- 26It is follie to referre Truth or Falsehood to our sufficiencie
- 27Of Friendship
- 28Nine and twentie Sonnets of Steven de la Boetie
- 29Of Moderation
- 30Of the Caniballes
- 31That a man ought soberly to meddle with judging of divine lawes
- 32To avoyde voluptuousnesse in regarde of life
- 33That fortune is often times met withall in pursuite of reason
- 34Of a defect in our policies
- 35Of the use of Apparell
- 36Of Cato the yonger
- 37How we weepe and laugh at one selfe-same thing
- 38Of Solitarinesse
- 39A consideration upon Cicero
- 40That the taste of goods or evilles doth greatly depend on the opinion we have of them
- 41That a man should not communicate his glorie
- 42Of the inequalitie that is betweene us
- 43Of sumptuarie Lawes, or Lawes for moderating of expences
- 44Of sleeping
- 45Of the battell of Dreux
- 46Of Names
- 47Of the uncertaintie of our judgement
- 48Of Steedes, called in French Destriers
- 49Of ancient customs
- 50Of Democritus and Heraclitus
- 51Of the vanitie of Wordes
- 52Of the parcimony of our Forefathers
- 53Of a saying of Cæsar
- 54Of vaine subtilties, or subtill devises
- 55Of smells and odors
- 56Of Praiers and Orisons
- 57Of Age
Book 2
- 1Of the inconstancie of our actions
- 2Of Drunkennesse
- 3A custome of the Ile of Cea
- 4To morrow is a new day
- 5Of Conscience
- 6Of exercise or practise
- 7Of the recompences or rewards of Honour
- 8Of the affection of fathers to their children
- 9Of the Parthians Armes
- 10Of Bookes
- 11Of Crueltie
- 12An Apologie of Raymond Sebond
- 13Of judging of others death
- 14How that our spirit hindereth it selfe
- 15That our desires are encreased by difficultie
- 16Of Glory
- 17Of Presumption
- 18Of giving the lie
- 19Of the liberty of Conscience
- 20We taste nothing purely
- 21Against idlenesse, or doing nothing
- 22Of running Posts, or Curriers
- 23Of bad meanes emploied to a good end
- 24Of the Romane greatnesse
- 25How a man should not counterfeit to be sicke
- 26Of Thumbs
- 27Cowardize, the Mother of Crueltie
- 28All things have their season
- 29Of Vertue
- 30Of a monstrous Childe
- 31Of anger and choller
- 32A defence of Seneca and Plutarke
- 33The History of Spurina
- 34Observations concerning the meanes to warre after the maner of Julius Cæsar
- 35Of three good Women
- 36Of the worthiest and most excellent men
- 37Of the resemblance betweene children and fathers
Book 3
This is the table of contents of John Florio’s 1603 translation of Michel de Montaigne’s Essays.
The table of contents of other editions is also available, including that of Charles Cotton’s 1686 translation, HyperEssays’s ongoing translation, and the 1598 Middle French edition.