One should always have one's boots on, and be ready to leave. — Michel de Montaigne
One should always have one's boots on, and be ready to leave.
In the original French
Il faut estre tousjours boté et prest à partir.
Essays · 1580
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De Montaigne, Michel. "To Philosophize is to Learn How to Die." The Complete Essays, edited and translated by M. A. Screech. Penguin Classics, 1993.
Original citation
De Montaigne, Michel. "Que Philosopher C'Est Apprendre a Mourir [That to Study Philosophy is to Learn to Die]." Essais [Essays]. Paris: Simon Millanges and Jean Richer, 1580.