Townskware

On Solitude

True solitude is an inner state; we must learn to be our own best company

Of Friendship

True friendship is a rare union of souls that transcends ordinary social bonds

Of Friendship IT HAD been hard for him that spake it to have put more truth and untruth together in few words, than in that speech, Whatsoever is delighted in solitude, is either a wild beast or …

Michel de Montaigne·Jan 1·7 min read·1 branch

ReframeEthics

Of Cannibals

So-called 'savages' may be more virtuous than 'civilized' Europeans; cultural judgments are relative

Michel de Montaigne·Jan 1·1 min read·1 branch

ReframePhilosophy

Of Experience

Personal experience, with all its contradictions, is the truest teacher

Michel de Montaigne·Jan 1·1 min read