There is indeed this difference, that 'tis better to oblige one's appe… — Essays

Essays — Michel de Montaigne

There is indeed this difference, that 'tis better to oblige one's appetite to things that are most easy to be had; but 'tis always vice to oblige one's self. I formerly said a kinsman of mine was overnice, who, by being in our galleys, had unlearned the use of beds and to undress when he went to sleep.

Lugar: CHAPTER XIII · ¶5296
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