["The more each man denies himself, the more the gods give him. Poor a… — Essays

Essays — Michel de Montaigne

["The more each man denies himself, the more the gods give him. Poor as I am, I seek the company of those who ask nothing; they who desire much will be deficient in much." --Horace, Od., iii. 16,21,42.]

Place: CHAPTER IX · ¶4773
License: Public domain · Source
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