It should be noted that children at play are not playing about; their games should be… — Michel de Montaigne
It should be noted that children at play are not playing about; their games should be seen as their most serious-minded activity.
In the original French
Il faut noter que les jeux des enfans ne sont pas jeux, et les faut juger en eux comme leurs plus serieuses actions
Essays · 1580
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De Montaigne, Michel. "On Habit: and On Never Easily Changing a Traditional Law." The Complete Essays, edited and translated by M. A. Screech. Penguin Classics, 1993.
Original citation
De Montaigne, Michel. "De la Coustume et de ne Changer Aisement une Loy Receue [Of Custom; We Should No Easily Change a Law Received]." Essais [Essays]. Paris: Simon Millanges and Jean Richer, 1580.
