Summary and Response on Michel de Montaigne
“No man is more fragile than another: no man more certain than another of tomorrow.”
The following quote found in Montaigne's “That to Study Philosophy is to Learn to Die” is a well-balanced quote that speaks of death and makes a good point. This quote has two parts and two different ideas in it. Both the ideas are highly plausible and make a plethora of sense. Even tho this quote is not necesseraly made up by Michel de Montaigne, he uses it in his writing and supports it. The original quote is really from “Epistulae morales ad Lucilium” which was written around 65 A.D. By Seneca, of Ancient Rome. This shows the reader how Montaigne was able to use different quotes from totally different time periods to support his clause. I believe that this quote simply means that no man is stronger than another, and that you cannot predict what will happen tomorrow. It displays the fact that death is inevitable and not one person knows that they will wake up tomorrow alive. Montaigne is trying to make a point that physical and even spiritual factors do not make one person better than another. People come in different shapes and sizes, and one person's weaknesses may be made up for by a different strength, one that somebody else does not possess. Michel de Montaigne had a different perception on death and philosophy, often linking the two closely. The quote represents all the small things that philosophy can be. It shows how nothing is granted for sure, and that there is always things that cannot be explained or occurrences that cannot be predicted. Nobody is really aware of the complexity that quote can create. There may be other meanings to it, but it is clear that nobody is able to predict the future, and waking up in the morning is never guaranteed. In spite of the fact that people come in different shapes and sizes death is for sure certain, but it all does not matter if you do not live your life to the fullest. Sometimes we may be fragile, but it does not mean that we
The following quote found in Montaigne's “That to Study Philosophy is to Learn to Die” is a well-balanced quote that speaks of death and makes a good point. This quote has two parts and two different ideas in it. Both the ideas are highly plausible and make a plethora of sense. Even tho this quote is not necesseraly made up by Michel de Montaigne, he uses it in his writing and supports it. The original quote is really from “Epistulae morales ad Lucilium” which was written around 65 A.D. By Seneca, of Ancient Rome. This shows the reader how Montaigne was able to use different quotes from totally different time periods to support his clause. I believe that this quote simply means that no man is stronger than another, and that you cannot predict what will happen tomorrow. It displays the fact that death is inevitable and not one person knows that they will wake up tomorrow alive. Montaigne is trying to make a point that physical and even spiritual factors do not make one person better than another. People come in different shapes and sizes, and one person's weaknesses may be made up for by a different strength, one that somebody else does not possess. Michel de Montaigne had a different perception on death and philosophy, often linking the two closely. The quote represents all the small things that philosophy can be. It shows how nothing is granted for sure, and that there is always things that cannot be explained or occurrences that cannot be predicted. Nobody is really aware of the complexity that quote can create. There may be other meanings to it, but it is clear that nobody is able to predict the future, and waking up in the morning is never guaranteed. In spite of the fact that people come in different shapes and sizes death is for sure certain, but it all does not matter if you do not live your life to the fullest. Sometimes we may be fragile, but it does not mean that we